The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew De Sousa finished 592nd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:21:02, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:16 quicker than the median and 20th of 1,428. A harder second half: 2:08 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 10:05Running 1 5:32v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:10v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 5:08v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:20v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 5:00v median +0:02
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 5:21v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.