The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Niels Van Zutven crossed the line in 1:26:49: 601st of 1,337 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:14 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:15 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:25v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:46v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:08v median +0:27
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:58v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:24v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:20v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:02v median +0:23
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:06v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.