The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mieke Theys finished 365th of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:28:42, faster than 64% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 556 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:02v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:22v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:21v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:39v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 5:16v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:36v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.