The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paulien Mevis & Bjorn Rekers finished 337th of 381 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Utrecht 2025, in 1:40:52.
Legs and stations told different stories: 25% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:48Running 1 6:32v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:47v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:44v median +0:29
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 6:49v median +0:32
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:50v median +0:26
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 7:09v median +0:50
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Block 07 14:54Running 7 7:05v median +0:45
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 5:28v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.