The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Arend Jan Koster crossed the line in 1:22:01: 634th of 1,428 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:41 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
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:45v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:35v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:44v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:42v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:28v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:36v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 5:02v median −0:14
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.