The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Vermaat finished in the top 10% of the field at Maastricht 2025, in 1:09:12 for 67th of 1,352 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:18 quicker than the median and 215th of 1,352. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:07, was faster than 97% of the field.
Maastricht ran slow: the 1,310 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:40 slower here than at their other races. 2:24 faster than at Rotterdam 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:10v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:15v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:20v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:13v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:16v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 4:40v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1319
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,319 men who finished.