The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Margaux Melsen finished 837th of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:49:49.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:00. A harder second half: 4:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:53Running 1 5:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 6:50v median +1:09
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Block 04 16:43Running 4 6:13v median +0:30
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 6:23v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:13v median +0:31
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Block 07 14:50Running 7 7:48v median +2:08
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 7:13v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.