The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:01 at Gent 2025 put Samuel Gutmann & Lionel Ruziewicz 759th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:44 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:22v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:02v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:04v median +0:01
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:02v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:08v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:16v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:16v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.