The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Tessie Van Der Steen crossed the line in 1:24:10: 249th of 1,009 women, faster than 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:41 on the median.
Gent gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 556 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:00v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:42v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:02v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 5:11v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:08v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:14v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:01v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.