The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens De Maere & Sam D'Hondt finished 744th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:16:40.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:35 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 5:31v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 5:08v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:55v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 6:04v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:50v median +0:45
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:43v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.