The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:41 at Gent 2025 put Jef Leysen 665th of 1,428 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:06Running 1 4:51v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:44v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:31v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:25v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:53v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:27v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:16v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 5:35v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.