The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bryan Vermaeren & Cédric Dumoulin finished 143rd of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:13:20.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:49. The race faded late: the second half went 1:34 worse 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 8:38Running 1 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:30v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:47v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:57v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 5:01v median −0:03
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 5:18v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.