The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jana Van Eersel finished 1,003rd of 1,009 women in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 2:24:22.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:36 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 1:32 faster than the average race this season, by 556 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:37Running 1 7:45v median +2:04
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Block 02 12:53Running 2 8:05v median +2:42
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Block 03 17:18Running 3 8:54v median +3:13
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Block 04 20:44Running 4 9:28v median +3:45
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Block 05 16:01Running 5 9:42v median +3:51
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Block 06 12:32Running 6 9:16v median +3:34
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Block 07 18:46Running 7 9:38v median +3:58
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Block 08 22:03Running 8 11:12v median +5:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 994
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 994 women who finished.