The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Younes Rondas finished 1,182nd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:39:13.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:25 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:07v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:12v median +1:35
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:19v median +1:19
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 6:30v median +1:32
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 7:02v median +1:53
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:53v median +1:55
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 6:40v median +1:44
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 7:12v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.