The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, Giovanni Helsens & Marlies Verleyen crossed the line in 1:22:13: 156th of 381 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Utrecht ran slow: the 551 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:15 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 6:19v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 6:29v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:38v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 6:33v median +0:16
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:36v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:28v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 6:24v median +0:04
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Block 08 8:29Running 8 4:42v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.