The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:37 at Utrecht 2025 put Valentin Helsloot & Lilian Varkevisser 455th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:33Running 1 6:02v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:29v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:55v median +0:40
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 7:04v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 7:16v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:07v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 7:55v median +1:34
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:47v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.