The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stijn Van Der Ploeg finished 329th of 1,337 men in the Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:19:44, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Stijn Van Der Ploeg.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:14v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 4:26v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:45v median −0:56
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:45v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:01v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:52v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 4:06v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1291
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,291 men who finished.