The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jordi Balk at Gent 2025: 1:03:44, 40th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 15th of 1,428. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:49, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Gent 2025 and Maastricht 2025 were 5:35 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:54Running 1 3:47v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 3:33v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 3:46v median −1:14
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 3:41v median −1:17
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:47v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:44v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:25Running 8 4:00v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.