The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tjarko Rikkerink finished 1,404th of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 2:07:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:15, behind 98% 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 11:39Running 1 6:49v median +1:59
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Block 02 10:00Running 2 6:56v median +2:19
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 7:47v median +2:47
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Block 04 19:31Running 4 8:27v median +3:29
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Block 05 13:44Running 5 8:26v median +3:17
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Block 06 10:30Running 6 7:59v median +3:01
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Block 07 15:57Running 7 8:01v median +3:05
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Block 08 18:26Running 8 8:55v median +3:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:15
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.