The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:52 at Utrecht 2025 put Sander Gijsen 602nd of 1,337 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:59 quicker than the median and 63rd of 1,337. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:19. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Utrecht ran slow: the 1,123 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:39 slower here than at their other races. That was 4:25 off the time at Heerenveen 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:18v median −0:30
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 4:55v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:14v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:19v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:24v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:26v median −0:17
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:38v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:37v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.