The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Steer & Max Nimmo finished 259th of 280 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:31:51.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:34Running 1 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:24v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 9:02v median +3:59
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 7:11v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:36v median +2:23
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 7:26v median +2:24
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 9:48v median +4:44
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 7:50v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.