The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Birgit Van Ermen finished 261st of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:24:34, faster than 74% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:10 quicker than the median and 210th of 1,009. A harder second half: 1:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 1:32. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Birgit Van Ermen.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 4:58v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:46v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:13v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:53v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:33v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:02v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 4:59v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 5:04v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.