The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Steven Sietsma & Richard De Groot at Gent 2025: 59:42, 9th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:29, ahead of 97% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:34Running 2 3:45v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 3:52v median −1:11
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 3:46v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:53v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:52v median −1:10
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 4:02v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:08Running 8 4:02v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:29
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.