The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:09 at Gent 2025 put Sander Meijer 639th of 1,428 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:07 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Gent 2025 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:48v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:35v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:09v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 5:09v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:44v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:18v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 5:32v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.