The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Willy Beverdam & Jan-Maarten Lubbers crossed the line in 1:20:54: 266th of 701 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:15 more than the average race this season, going by 551 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:11v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:12v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 5:33v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:35v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:44v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:45v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:41v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 6:25v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.