The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Noureddin El Khamsi crossed the line in 1:15:03: 310th of 1,428 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:17v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:07v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:10v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:09v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:14v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:09v median −0:47
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 4:16v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.