The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Roy De Block crossed the line in 1:16:05: 347th of 1,428 men, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:18 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 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. 4:36 slower than at Maastricht European Championships 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:56v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:02v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 4:25v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:40v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:42v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:38v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.