The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Stijn Van wingerden & Bart Mijnhardt crossed the line in 1:06:05: 62nd of 280 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:09v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:13v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:13v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:10v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 4:08v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:14v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.