The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Zoï Dam & Michael Van Geene crossed the line in 1:21:44: 292nd of 701 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Utrecht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:15.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:14v median −1:19
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:02v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:31v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:19v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:40v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:40v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:35v median −0:46
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:46v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.