The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thierry Vermeule finished in the top 10% of the field at Gent 2025, in 1:09:37 for 127th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:23 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:05, ahead of 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Gent 2025 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:18v median −0:32
-
Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
-
Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:19v median −0:41
-
Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:05v median −0:53
-
Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:15v median −0:54
-
Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:07v median −0:51
-
Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:13v median −0:43
-
Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:21v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.