The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karel Nanninga finished 271st of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:14:15, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:28. The race faded late: the second half went 6:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:42v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 3:56v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 3:53v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:38v median −0:31
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:03v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 4:36v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.