The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathias Houyoux finished 1,220th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:41:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:31 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:50Running 1 5:36v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 4:57v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 5:15v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:24v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:01v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:04v median +0:08
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Block 08 19:41Running 8 6:12v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.