The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Madelon Koning & Nynke Verhoeven finished 720th of 882 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:38:06.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:18 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:57 faster than the average race this season, by 536 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:01v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:34v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:32v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 6:44v median +0:43
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:10v median +1:01
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Block 06 10:18Running 6 8:32v median +2:27
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 7:04v median +1:00
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 7:04v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 women's teams who finished.