The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xavier Fourbisseur finished 882nd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:27:56.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:44v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:19v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 4:24v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:22v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:36v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 4:41v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.