The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melissa Evenepoel at Gent 2025: 1:14:22, 52nd of 1,009 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:12 quicker than the median and 4th of 1,009. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:46, was faster than 90% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 556 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:45v median −0:38
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:07v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:07v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:02v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:57v median −0:43
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 5:01v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.