The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Patrick Bleumink crossed the line in 1:21:49: 398th of 1,337 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 90% of the field.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 7:00 on Heerenveen 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:42v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:54v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:06v median −0:35
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:02v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:13v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:15v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:18v median −0:21
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 4:13v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.