The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Guillaume Demol crossed the line in 1:21:19: 606th of 1,428 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:50 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:51 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 9:07Running 1 4:59v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:54v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 4:46v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:55v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:55v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 4:45v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 5:09v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.