The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merijn Van Halm finished 815th of 1,337 men in the Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:32:53.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:14. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht cost the whole field time: about 1:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,123 athletes who raced both. That was 2:06 off the time at Rotterdam 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:14v median +0:26
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 5:33v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:50v median +0:09
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 5:48v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:09v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:00v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:42v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 4:53v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.