The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Martijn bakker & Kees Meijer at Gent 2025: 59:56, 49th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:31, ahead of 96% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:47v median −1:17
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:31v median −1:10
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:39v median −1:24
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:43v median −1:21
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:53v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:12Running 6 3:48v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:37Running 7 3:47v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:16Running 8 3:58v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
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.