The race, in three figures
The race, in words
S.A. Hoekstra & Michael Bommeleyn finished in the top 10% of the field at Gent 2025, in 59:50 for 47th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 78% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:25, was faster than 98% of the field.
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 7:19Running 1 3:45v median −1:19
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:42v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:55v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:58v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:01v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.