The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alyssa van der Schans finished 626th of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:38:37.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:50. The race faded late: the second half went 4:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:15 faster at Gent 2025 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:18v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:01v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:23v median −0:18
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 5:12v median −0:31
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:39v median −0:12
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 5:43v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 5:43v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.