The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Tara Bluemink crossed the line in 1:21:50: 191st of 1,009 women, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:09. The race faded late: the second half went 6:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 1:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:36v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:23v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:42v median −0:59
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:38v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:47v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:36v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:49v median −0:51
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 5:14v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.