The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Femke van As & Max Van Der Ven crossed the line in 1:21:09: 275th of 701 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field 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 9:58Running 1 5:28v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:36v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:41v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:52v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:57v median −0:26
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:54v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 6:07v median −0:14
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:33v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.