The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:38 at Gent 2025 put Petra Berends 831st of 1,009 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:52, behind 95% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 556 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:49Running 1 7:48v median +2:07
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:54v median −0:29
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 7:46v median +2:05
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 7:47v median +2:04
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Block 05 13:38Running 5 8:07v median +2:16
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Block 06 9:46Running 6 8:13v median +2:31
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 8:17v median +2:37
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Block 08 14:48Running 8 8:32v median +2:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.