The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Billa Garcia finished 611th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:21:24, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:07. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:10v median −0:40
-
Block 02 7:59Running 2 3:50v median −0:47
-
Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:34v median −0:26
-
Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:08v median −0:50
-
Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:28v median −0:41
-
Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:30v median −0:28
-
Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:35v median −0:21
-
Block 08 13:23Running 8 5:19v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.