The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Waël Karim & Benjamin Van Haute crossed the line in 1:10:24: 413th of 1,164 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 38th of 1,164. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 5:06v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:38v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:56v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:19v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.