The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pim Machielsen finished 1,368th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:56:07.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:21. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:52, behind 99% of the field.
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 10:29Running 1 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:26v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 5:43v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:45v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:52v median +0:43
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:53v median +0:55
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Block 07 17:20Running 7 6:05v median +1:09
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Block 08 16:59Running 8 7:24v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:52
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.