The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nena Bongartz finished 442nd of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:31:29, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:17. The race faded late: the second half went 4:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:56Running 1 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:05v median −0:36
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:09v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:17v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:10v median −0:32
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 5:09v median −0:31
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 5:36v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.