The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Martijn van der Sijde & Glenn Theissen crossed the line in 1:11:15: 462nd of 1,164 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:22v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:46v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:04v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:33v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:26v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.