The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Buitink finished 1,243rd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:43:09.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:41. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:26 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:45Running 1 6:08v median +1:18
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:40v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:58v median +0:58
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 6:19v median +1:21
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 6:45v median +1:36
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:19v median +1:21
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 6:23v median +1:27
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 6:48v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.