The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Valérie Degrijse at Gent 2025: 1:16:56, 93rd of 1,009 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:09 quicker than the median and 59th of 1,009. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:50, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 1:32. That was 2:52 off the time at Stuttgart 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 6:34v median +1:11
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:47v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:46v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:01v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:41v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:45v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:48v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.