The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willemijn Hackenitz & Rob Van Der Velden finished 856th of 863 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:58:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:52, behind 99% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 592 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:22Running 1 7:36v median +1:59
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Block 02 10:52Running 2 8:21v median +3:08
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Block 03 15:30Running 3 10:39v median +5:08
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 9:06v median +3:34
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Block 05 14:42Running 5 9:27v median +3:49
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Block 06 11:47Running 6 9:12v median +3:40
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 9:19v median +3:48
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 8:53v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:52
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.