The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Mathijs Van Jaarsveld & Emma Van Jaarsveld crossed the line in 1:12:14: 191st of 863 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:57v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:32v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:39v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:45v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:58v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:45v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 856
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 856 mixed teams who finished.