The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Nicolas Arens crossed the line in 1:22:34: 657th of 1,428 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:35v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:23v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:32v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:37v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:08v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:07v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.