The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Rick van den Dikkenberg & Maik Aerts crossed the line in 1:07:49: 282nd of 1,164 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:02, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:44.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:23v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:02v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:28v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:43v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:31v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:26v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:33v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.