The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:24 at Utrecht 2025 put paul Lakeman 629th of 1,337 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:41 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 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 8:27Running 1 4:08v median −0:40
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 5:00v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:09v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:11v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:09v median −0:34
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:13v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 5:55v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:56
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.