The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Billen finished 117th of 208 men in the Pro division at Maastricht 2025, in 1:25:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:04. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 3:05 more than the average race this season, going by 221 athletes who raced both. 7:28 faster than at Rotterdam 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:56v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 3:53v median −0:16
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 4:17v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:20v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:29v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:27v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 4:19v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 4:51v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 206
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 206 men who finished.