The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bijkerk finished 1,360th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:54:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:03. The race faded late: the second half went 10:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:50, behind 95% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:26 faster than the average race this season, by 938 athletes who raced both. That was 28:32 off the time at Berlin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:49v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:35v median +0:58
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Block 03 12:43Running 3 5:59v median +0:59
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 6:02v median +1:04
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:07v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:28v median +1:30
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 7:08v median +2:12
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Block 08 22:25Running 8 9:24v median +4:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:50
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.