The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, Thibault Matyjasek & Alice Velghe crossed the line in 1:19:37: 109th of 218 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:42 on the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 592 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:51v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:31v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:39v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:44v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:48v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 5:35v median +0:02
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:33v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 217
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 217 mixed teams who finished.