The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Spoek finished 994th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:31:20.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:06 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 6:36v median +1:59
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:47v median +1:47
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 6:47v median +1:49
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 7:05v median +1:56
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:46v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 5:01v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.