The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Jacobs & Chantal V Doorn finished in the top 10% of the field at Utrecht 2025, in 1:10:52 for 31st of 381 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 75% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:05. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:12Running 1 4:32v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:44v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:54v median −1:21
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:54v median −1:23
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:00v median −1:24
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Block 06 9:10Running 6 5:07v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 5:02v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 3:48v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 377
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 377 mixed teams who finished.