Rob Kaper's Gent Marathon 2024

Sunday 24 March 2024, 10:24
Ghent, BE
M (42.195m)
4:18:25
Leuk toeristisch rondje door de binnenstad, langs de Schelde en ook nog even op bezoek bij KRC Gent.

De organisatie was erg trots om de grootste marathon van België te worden met het hoogste aantal deelnemers, maar dat leverde wel wat groeipijntjes op: de straatjes, bruggetjes en bevoorradingsposten waren net niet voldoende voor de grote massa hardlopers tijdens de eerste tien, vijftien kilometers: veel te druk, omdat half en heel gelijk gestart waren.

Na de splitsing was het wat aangenamer lopen, ondanks een af en toe iets te venijnig fel zonnetje. Hoewel ik voortvarend van start was gegaan liepen de benen halverwege leeg na de snelle tijden afgelopen weekend. De inmiddels toch voelbare tegenwind hielp ook niet echt en vanaf dertig kilometer tot overmaat van ramp met pijn in de rechtervoet moeten lopen. Gelukkig lijkt het niets ernstigs. Had uiteindelijk iets sneller gehoopt dan 4:18:25, maar zal er niet over mopperen!
Gent Marathon 2024 scenery
Selfie of Rob Kaper at Gent Marathon 2024
Selfie of Rob Kaper at Gent Marathon 2024
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression
Gent Marathon 2024 event impression

Details

DistanceMarathon
42.195m
Historic EffortFormer 5th Best!
Distance Recorded (GPS)42.452m
BIB2267
Time (Chip)4:18:25
Time (Watch)4:18:29
Pace6:07/km
ShoeSaucony Endorpin Pro 3 White/Gold
Rank2660
of 3649
72% |          
Official resultacn-timing.com
Performance1.03

Badges Earned

A marathon medal
Forty-Tworiffic

Weather

StartFinish
DescriptionLight rainLight rain
Temperature8.2 ℃8.9 ℃
Feels like4.4 ℃5.3 ℃
WindW 8.1 km/hW 7.5 km/h
Humidity71%70%
Pressure1008 hPa1009 hPa
Dew point3.3 ℃3.7 ℃
Cloudiness36%71%

Route

Cities, Municipalities & Boroughs Visited

Ghent

  • Scheldeoord
  • Stedelijk woonwagenpark Vosmeers

Gentbrugge

  • RUTE

Sint-Amandsberg

Destelbergen

Heusden

Melle

Ledeberg

Rand.9

Merelbeke

Zwijnaarde

Milestones

DistanceTimePaceOfficialOverall
1K
1.000m
5:265:26/km166 of 1137
1 Mile
1.610m
8:455:26/km145 of 1132
Deci Marathon
4.200m
23:175:33/km187 of 1104
5K
5.000m
27:435:33/km54 of 117175 of 1065
5 Mile
8.050m
44:195:30/km77 of 740
10K
10.000m
56:235:38/km67 of 129109 of 626
Quarter Marathon
10.550m
58:015:30/km32 of 466
15K
15.000m
1:24:365:38/km22 of 5842 of 320
10 Mile
16.100m
1:29:055:32/km19 of 264
20K
20.000m
1:51:235:34/km17 of 192
Half Marathon
21.100m
1:59:065:39/km22 of 9825 of 191
15 Mile
24.150m
2:15:505:37/km4 of 76
25K
25.000m
2:22:255:42/km3 of 206 of 75
30K
30.000m
2:53:495:48/km5 of 337 of 53
20 Mile
32.200m
3:09:205:53/km7 of 36
35K
35.000m
3:31:376:03/km6 of 1610 of 35
40K
40.000m
4:05:326:08/km6 of 1510 of 35
25 Mile
40.250m
4:05:556:07/km7 of 35
Marathon
42.195m
4:18:256:07/km7 of 337 of 36

Watch Splits

NameDistanceTimeAverage PaceΔ TimeΔ Pace
1K1.000m5:265:26/km5:265:26/km
2K2.000m10:515:26/km5:255:25/km
3K3.000m16:215:27/km5:305:30/km
4K4.000m22:085:32/km5:475:47/km
5K5.000m27:295:30/km5:215:21/km
6K6.000m32:555:29/km5:265:26/km
7K7.000m38:185:28/km5:235:23/km
8K8.000m44:035:30/km5:455:45/km
9K9.000m49:235:29/km5:205:20/km
10K10.000m54:525:29/km5:295:29/km
11K11.000m1:00:435:31/km5:515:51/km
12K12.000m1:06:235:32/km5:405:40/km
13K13.000m1:11:595:32/km5:365:36/km
14K14.000m1:17:275:32/km5:285:28/km
15K15.000m1:22:545:32/km5:275:27/km
16K16.000m1:28:295:32/km5:355:35/km
17K17.000m1:34:095:32/km5:405:40/km
18K18.000m1:39:485:33/km5:395:39/km
19K19.000m1:45:315:33/km5:435:43/km
20K20.000m1:51:235:34/km5:525:52/km
21K21.000m1:56:565:34/km5:335:33/km
22K22.000m2:02:565:35/km6:006:00/km
23K23.000m2:08:525:36/km5:565:56/km
24K24.000m2:14:515:37/km5:595:59/km
25K25.000m2:20:555:38/km6:046:04/km
26K26.000m2:27:045:39/km6:096:09/km
27K27.000m2:33:115:40/km6:076:07/km
28K28.000m2:39:335:42/km6:226:22/km
29K29.000m2:45:575:43/km6:246:24/km
30K30.000m2:52:185:45/km6:216:21/km
31K31.000m2:59:285:47/km7:107:10/km
32K32.000m3:07:525:52/km8:248:24/km
33K33.000m3:14:505:54/km6:586:58/km
34K34.000m3:22:375:58/km7:477:47/km
35K35.000m3:30:016:00/km7:247:24/km
36K36.000m3:36:436:01/km6:426:42/km
37K37.000m3:43:276:02/km6:446:44/km
38K38.000m3:50:476:04/km7:207:20/km
39K39.000m3:57:476:06/km7:007:00/km
40K40.000m4:04:196:06/km6:326:32/km
41K41.000m4:10:536:07/km6:346:34/km
42K42.000m4:17:166:08/km6:236:23/km
Marathon42.195m4:18:296:08/km1:136:14/km

Distances are adjusted by factor 0,994 to match recorded distance (42.452m) with event distance (42.195m).

Pace

Average pace for fastest three Marathon activities are shown for comparison.

Heart Rate

Minimum: 88 bpm
Average: 158 bpm
Maximum: 178 bpm

Cadence

Elevation / Altitude

Minimum: -7m
Average: 1m
Maximum: 24m