The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart Van Meel finished 1,383rd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:59:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:44, behind 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:12v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:49v median +0:12
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Block 03 15:30Running 3 8:45v median +3:45
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 5:32v median +0:34
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:27v median +1:18
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:31v median +2:33
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 08 23:49Running 8 6:22v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:44
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.