The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:16 at Gent 2025 put Marco Tortike 1,016th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:29 faster at Gent 2025 than at Rotterdam 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:38v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:26v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:36v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:44v median +0:46
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:14v median +1:05
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:35v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 6:13v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.