The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Mark van Spanjen crossed the line in 1:23:03: 680th of 1,428 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:48 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:36 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:42v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:02v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:59v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:10v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:11v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:36v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.