The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melissa Ould Youcef & Melanie Demoor at Gent 2025: 1:11:12, 45th of 882 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:13, ahead of 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:50v median −1:21
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:56v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:52v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:47v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:50v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:54v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 5:05v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:56v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 women's teams who finished.