The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:59 at Gent 2025 put Michel Vlak 1,307th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:23. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:26, behind 88% of the field.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 5:57v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:41v median +1:04
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 5:45v median +0:45
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 5:47v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:13v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:00v median +1:02
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Block 07 13:00Running 7 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:50Running 8 6:27v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.