The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Florian Blondin crossed the line in 1:21:31: 616th of 1,428 men, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:07, ahead of 91% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Gent 2025 and Maastricht 2025 were 5:35 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:41Running 1 7:07v median +2:17
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:26v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:51v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:02v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:02v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 7:12v median +2:16
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 5:09v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
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.