The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:42 at Gent 2025 put Didier Mannekens & Kristof Heyrman 601st of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better 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 0:44.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:56v median +0:15
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 5:15v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 5:20v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:19v median +0:14
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 5:17v median +0:14
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:20v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.