The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Quentin Byl finished 1,278th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:45:38.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:01Running 1 4:39v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 6:33v median +1:56
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Block 03 19:58Running 3 14:26v median +9:26
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 7:37v median +2:39
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:55v median +2:46
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 7:48v median +2:50
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 8:29v median +3:33
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 8:31v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.