The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thom van Brakel finished 972nd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:30:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:57 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:04 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:16v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:42v median +0:42
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:27v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:16v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:11v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 5:43v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.