The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Thiesen finished 1,048th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:33:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:35 faster at Gent 2025 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:06v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:09v median +0:09
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 5:03v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:40v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:22v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:30Running 7 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 5:47v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.