The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Soszynski finished 880th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:27:52.
The stations carried this race: faster than 54% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Gent 2025 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:46v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:19v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:32v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 6:05v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:46v median +0:48
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:44v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 6:04v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.