The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Kristof Vanden Brande & Bert Palmans crossed the line in 1:08:19: 305th of 1,164 men's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:42 quicker than the median and 120th of 1,164. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:22Running 1 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:46v median +0:05
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:51v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:43v median −0:22
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:42v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.