The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lisa Gillman at Gent 2025: 1:08:09, 6th of 1,009 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 99% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 556 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races. 4:20 faster than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:00v median −1:41
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:44v median −1:39
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 3:57v median −1:44
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 3:55v median −1:48
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:00v median −1:51
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 3:58v median −1:44
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:58v median −1:42
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:10v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.