The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Van Boven & Jolijn Colsen finished 751st of 863 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:34:22.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:24 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:42 faster than the average race this season, by 592 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 6:13v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:49v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:28v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 6:51v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:23v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:28v median +1:56
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 6:59v median +1:28
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 7:09v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 856
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 856 mixed teams who finished.