The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lara Bonten & Naomi Starmans at Gent 2025: 1:14:11, 82nd of 882 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:37, was faster than 95% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 536 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:57 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:58v median −1:13
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:35v median −1:07
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:02v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:52v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:53v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:58v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:52v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:51v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.