The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Jeroen Mertens crossed the line in 1:21:06: 377th of 1,337 men, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:33 quicker than the median and 281st of 1,337. The race faded late: the second half went 1:56 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,123 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:25v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:53v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:15v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:23v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:27v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:27v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:30v median −0:09
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:20v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.