The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Bancal finished 766th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:25:04.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:28Running 1 4:41v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:17v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:42v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:34v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:16v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 4:50v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.