The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Deslandes & Nicolas Verbrugge finished 257th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:29:50.
The stations carried this race: faster than 40% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:25Running 1 6:27v median +1:34
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 6:19v median +1:41
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:35v median +1:32
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:57v median +1:52
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 7:02v median +1:49
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 7:18v median +2:16
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 8:22v median +3:18
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 7:48v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.