The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elisabeth Van Der Bom finished 618th of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:38:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 556 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:28Running 1 6:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:45v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:02v median +0:21
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 6:05v median +0:22
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:49v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:54v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:05v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 6:30v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.