The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:47:59 at Gent 2025 put Melanie Van den Berg 1,010th of 1,009 women in the Open division.
The SkiErg was the standout, 2:44 quicker than the median and 1st of 1,009. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 14:19. The race faded late: the second half went 7:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 1:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:27Running 1 10:58v median +5:17
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Block 02 12:14Running 2 7:53v median +2:30
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Block 03 15:35Running 3 7:32v median +1:51
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Block 04 29:09Running 4 11:38v median +5:55
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Block 05 15:14Running 5 8:35v median +2:44
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Block 06 11:37Running 6 8:23v median +2:41
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Block 07 28:01Running 7 8:44v median +3:04
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Block 08 25:06Running 8 11:40v median +5:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:44
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.