The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shelsey De Decker & Isabelle Heyrman finished 809th of 882 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:44:49.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 536 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:57 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:28Running 1 7:32v median +1:21
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 7:26v median +1:44
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 7:52v median +1:55
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 8:23v median +2:22
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 8:22v median +2:13
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Block 06 10:32Running 6 8:30v median +2:25
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 8:48v median +2:44
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 8:52v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 women's teams who finished.