The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Conrath finished 1,236th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:42:29.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:04, behind 92% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 1:13 on Rome 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:29v median +0:39
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:23v median +0:46
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 6:09v median +1:09
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 6:08v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:58v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:55v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:49v median +0:53
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 6:25v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.