The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marijke De Wijs finished 593rd of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:36:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:45. A harder second half: 4:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 556 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 5:11v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:39v median −0:44
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:10v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 5:01v median −0:42
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 7:02v median +1:20
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 5:07v median −0:33
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:38v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.