The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:31 at Gent 2025 put Catalina Ficut 479th of 1,009 women in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 137th of 1,009. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 556 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races. 1:00 slower than at Maastricht 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:56Running 1 7:37v median +1:56
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:32v median +0:09
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:34v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 5:41v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 5:57v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:27v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:30v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:40v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.