The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Slootmaaker finished 1,046th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:33:29.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:19, behind 87% of the field.
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 10:17Running 1 5:47v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:31v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 6:13v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 6:02v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:12v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:20v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.