The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Olivia Mulder & Arthur van Hierden at Utrecht 2025: 1:10:35, 66th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:14, ahead of 91% of the field.
This was a slow day in Utrecht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:04v median −0:51
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:17v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 5:04v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:59v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:01v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:53v median −1:28
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:33v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:14
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 688
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 688 mixed teams who finished.