The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Van Troos finished 1,159th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:38:08.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:30 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 10:55Running 1 6:04v median +1:14
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:33v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 5:51v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 6:15v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:22v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:50v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:18v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.