The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:09 at Gent 2025 put Jelle Vaassen & Mex Ploem 805th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. 9:06 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 8:57Running 1 4:56v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:47v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:19v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 5:13v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:05v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:54v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 5:02v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:10v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.