The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Luuk Beudeker & Carina Marhencke crossed the line in 1:20:31: 419th of 863 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 5:17v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:43v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:10v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:12v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:29v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:28v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 5:28v median −0:03
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:26v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 856
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 856 mixed teams who finished.