The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Aaron van Gulik & Britte Marcus crossed the line in 1:18:25: 202nd of 701 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:01, ahead of 94% of the field.
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 9:42Running 1 5:45v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:53v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 6:04v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 6:06v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:21v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:15v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 6:25v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 4:50v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
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.