The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dick Gijsman finished 1,282nd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:45:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:44. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:22, behind 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Gent gained about 0:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 5:50v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:22v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:31v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 5:20v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:35v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:42v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:55Running 7 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 08 17:26Running 8 6:44v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
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.