The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:35 at Gent 2025 put Bill Russell 1,348th of 1,428 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:07Running 1 5:26v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 03 14:13Running 3 8:35v median +3:35
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Block 04 16:42Running 4 11:10v median +6:12
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Block 05 13:33Running 5 8:47v median +3:38
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:16v median +3:18
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Block 07 14:55Running 7 8:33v median +3:37
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 10:24v median +5:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.