The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:05 at Gent 2025 put Zhen Bontan & Britt Op Den Winkel 737th of 882 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:10, behind 88% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 536 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:57 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:37Running 1 6:53v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 6:42v median +1:00
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 7:59v median +2:02
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 7:59v median +1:58
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:58v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:53Running 6 7:58v median +1:53
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 8:26v median +2:22
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 7:48v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.