The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Wouter aan de Stegge crossed the line in 1:21:59: 632nd of 1,428 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:02. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse 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 8:36Running 1 4:38v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:06v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:23v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:36v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 4:24v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 4:37v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.