The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthieu Vanbaelinghem finished in the top 10% of the field at Gent 2025, in 1:09:33 for 122nd of 1,428 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:07 quicker than the median and 128th of 1,428. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:11, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:43v median −1:07
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:35v median +0:58
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 3:56v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 4:02v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:28v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:57v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:22v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.