The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frank Janshen & Roman Obst finished 242nd of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:26:02.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:14 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 6:16v median +1:23
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:53v median +1:15
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 6:08v median +1:05
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 6:22v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:47v median +1:34
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:28v median +1:26
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:20v median +1:16
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 6:47v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.