The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Thewys & Igor Pannis finished 225th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:22:10.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:55. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse 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 9:56Running 1 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:52v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:38v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:19v median +0:15
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 5:24v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.