The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Simon Baré crossed the line in 1:15:43: 335th of 1,428 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:19 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better 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 9:09Running 1 4:49v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:42v median +0:05
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:54v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:51v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 5:02v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:58v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:42v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.