The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Anthony Denys & Lahcen Adghaili crossed the line in 1:11:14: 117th of 280 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:02Running 1 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:46v median +0:08
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 5:05v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:08v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:02v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 4:58v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.