The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vincent Bouquet finished 1,144th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:37:09.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 5:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:02v median +0:12
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 6:42v median +2:05
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:27v median +1:27
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 6:43v median +1:45
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:41v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:33v median +1:35
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Block 07 14:10Running 7 8:35v median +3:39
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 8:42v median +3:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.