The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Van Gemert finished 975th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:30:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:57. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:30 faster at Gent 2025 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:08Running 1 4:27v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:22v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 4:40v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:03v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:17v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:17v median +1:19
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 5:34v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.