The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Joeri van der Zee crossed the line in 1:24:05: 488th of 1,337 men, faster than 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:35 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:17 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. 6:22 slower than at Malaga 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:45v median −1:03
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:38v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:22v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:22v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:40v median −0:11
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:29v median −0:10
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:23v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.