The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Parwesh Bissumbhar finished 1,074th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:34:23.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:03. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 4:27v median −0:10
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 5:23v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:35v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:41v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:00v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 4:57v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.