The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Arkad Alston crossed the line in 1:20:34: 565th of 1,428 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:08 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 8:24Running 1 4:02v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 3:53v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:46v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:28v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 4:48v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.