The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sébastien Appelmans finished 789th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:25:42.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:12, ahead of 90% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Gent 2025 and Paris 1 2025 were 1:18 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:20v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 6:00v median +1:23
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:23v median +1:23
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 6:20v median +1:22
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:25v median +1:16
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:47v median +1:49
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Block 07 13:03Running 7 9:31v median +4:35
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 4:56v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.