The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Samyn finished 1,287th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:46:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 13:19Running 1 9:06v median +4:16
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:41v median +2:04
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 7:02v median +2:02
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 7:04v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 7:51v median +2:42
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 7:21v median +2:23
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 7:09v median +2:13
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 8:23v median +3:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.