The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Matthias Roos crossed the line in 1:23:03: 679th of 1,428 men, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:42 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:31v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:10v median +0:33
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:18v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:23v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:43v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:20v median +0:22
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:32v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.