The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Victor Melotte finished 1,058th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:33:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 39% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:51 faster at Gent 2025 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:16v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 5:55v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:58v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 6:48v median +1:39
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:49v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:40v median +0:44
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Block 08 16:34Running 8 6:52v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.