The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Guillaume Andolina crossed the line in 1:18:26: 450th of 1,428 men, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both. 0:22 slower than at Madrid 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:22v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:11v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:31v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:34v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:39v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 4:41v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.