The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:53 at Utrecht 2025 put Ramon De Vries & Kim Niesten 107th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:40 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Utrecht ran slow: the 551 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:49v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:40v median −1:15
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:47v median −1:28
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:53v median −1:21
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 5:01v median −1:22
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:05v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:54v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:35v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.