The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roy Bijkerk finished 1,123rd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:36:09.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:00. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:46, behind 96% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both. 6:32 faster than at Toulouse 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:20Running 1 5:27v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:12v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:31v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 5:25v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:12v median +1:03
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 6:31v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:46
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.