The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Maastricht 2025, Mats Van Nugteren crossed the line in 1:24:20: 245th of 584 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:30. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Maastricht ran slow: the 1,310 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:40 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:46v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:13v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:20v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:17Running 4 4:18v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:58v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:25v median −0:45
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 4:16v median −0:53
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:06v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 566
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 566 men who finished.