The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:32 at Gent 2025 put Nick Van Houcke & Amir Malakouti Jordan 220th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 7:06v median +2:28
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:49v median −0:14
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 9:53v median +4:48
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Block 05 12:26Running 5 7:57v median +2:44
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 5:07v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 278
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 278 men's teams who finished.