The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willem Nijs & Tim Nijs finished 1,042nd of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:27:24.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:09 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Gent ran fast: the 874 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:32v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:45v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:39v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:46v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:34v median −0:29
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 4:46v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.