The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tijs van de Bembt finished 534th of 1,337 men in the Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:25:21, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:37. Stronger after halfway: 1:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Utrecht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:33v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:00v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:59v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:57v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:50v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 5:51v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.