The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Taryn Brophy & Abigail Thomson crossed the line in 1:26:31: 426th of 882 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 4:03 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 536 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:57 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:03Running 1 6:27v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:10v median −0:32
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Block 03 13:27Running 3 5:03v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:12v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:17v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:08v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:04v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 women's teams who finished.