The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Ryan Peer crossed the line in 1:20:54: 587th of 1,428 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:32. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:04v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 4:12v median −0:48
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:24v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:35v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:33v median +1:35
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 4:54v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.