The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Utrecht 2025, Sebastian de Wit crossed the line in 1:27:16: 624th of 1,337 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 1:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:12 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. An improvement of 2:40 on Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:45v median −1:03
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 4:25v median −0:49
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:01v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:11v median −0:40
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:16v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:07v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 4:22v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.