The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leon van der Wilde finished 555th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:20:27, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:16v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:57v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:11v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:09v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:20v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 4:22v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.