The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, SYLVAIN BEHELLE crossed the line in 1:21:44: 626th of 1,428 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:54 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:33v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:01v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:19v median −0:41
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 4:02v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:19v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:19v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:18v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 4:25v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.