The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Van Ael finished 816th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:26:16.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:41 quicker than the median and 235th of 1,428. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:39 behind the median.
The field ran 4:30 faster at Gent 2025 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:27Running 1 4:57v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:54v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:04v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 5:04v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 7:10v median +2:01
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 5:42v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.