The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:05 at Utrecht 2025 put Melanie Van Gestel & Maxim Sjongers 574th of 701 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better 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 11:05Running 1 6:09v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:44v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 8:24v median +2:09
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 7:27v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:23Running 5 7:12v median +0:49
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 7:14v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 7:26v median +1:05
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:15v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.