The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Helsen at Gent 2025: 1:10:05, 144th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:55 quicker than the median and 58th of 1,428. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:19, was faster than 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Gent 2025 and Rotterdam 2025 were 2:29 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:29v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:20v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:23v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 4:26v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.