The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Rijkee finished 647th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:22:23, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:19 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:45v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:25v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:41v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:37v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:39v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:39v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 4:56v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.