The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Gent 2025, Ronald van den Berg crossed the line in 1:23:41: 701st of 1,428 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:37. The race faded late: the second half went 1:51 worse 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 9:21Running 1 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:34v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:55v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:01v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:08v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:45v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 4:46v median −0:10
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 4:56v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.