The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damian van Beek finished 1,029th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:33:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:15. The race faded late: the second half went 10:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:12v median −0:38
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:49v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:43v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:57v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 4:53v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:02v median +0:06
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Block 08 20:16Running 8 5:03v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.