The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Matthijs Meijer & Dianne van Meerveld crossed the line in 1:21:34: 285th of 701 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:41. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht ran slow: the 551 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:41v median −0:52
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 4:55v median −1:00
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:31v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:17v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:24v median −0:59
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:29v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:26v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:02v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.