The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Koppen & Marijke Vanderschueren finished 809th of 863 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:40:35.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:59, behind 95% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:42 faster than the average race this season, by 592 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:52Running 1 7:22v median +1:45
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 7:04v median +1:51
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 7:34v median +2:03
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 7:22v median +1:50
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:45v median +2:07
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:47v median +2:15
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 7:47v median +2:16
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 7:47v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 856
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 856 mixed teams who finished.