The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvin Verstraete finished 804th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:25:59.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:52. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better 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 9:26Running 1 5:03v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:25v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:26v median +0:28
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:20v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:17v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:43v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.