The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:11 at Gent 2025 put Michael Bert & Siebe De Jaegher 1,054th of 1,164 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:44 faster than the average race this season, by 874 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:46v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:43v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 6:42v median +1:39
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 7:16v median +2:12
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 7:09v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:59v median +1:54
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 6:38v median +1:35
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 6:59v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1156
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,156 men's teams who finished.