The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Lianne Van Leeuwen & Birgit Van Der Meer crossed the line in 1:24:21: 316th of 828 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 86% of the field.
Utrecht ran fast: the 668 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:06 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:44v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 6:16v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 6:45v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 6:48v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 7:08v median +0:17
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:05v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 6:59v median +0:17
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 5:35v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.