The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruth Verrelst & Bert De Backer finished 191st of 218 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:38:37.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:59 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
Gent gave the field time back: about 0:42 faster than the average race this season, by 592 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 6:18v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 5:45v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:59v median +0:29
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 6:18v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:28v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:17v median +0:48
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Block 07 13:02Running 7 6:23v median +0:50
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:39v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.