The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Michelle de Bruijn & Floor Zijlemans crossed the line in 1:21:17: 242nd of 828 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:43 on the median. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Utrecht gave the field time back: about 1:06 faster than the average race this season, by 668 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:44v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:54v median −0:28
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 6:25v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 6:19v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:17v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:06v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 6:13v median −0:29
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:53v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 821
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 821 women's teams who finished.