The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wouter De Jong & Maura Blaauwgeers finished 120th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:13:54, faster than 83% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 98% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:35Running 1 5:41v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:55v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 6:22v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:59v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 6:01v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:53v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 5:46v median −0:35
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Block 08 7:59Running 8 4:31v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
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.