The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonas Thoonen finished 405th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:17:39, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:06v median −0:44
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 3:44v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:08v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:29v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 4:44v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.