The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merlin Smeenk finished 536th of 1,352 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2025, in 1:26:04, faster than 60% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:20 quicker than the median and 413th of 1,352. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:05 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:04 slower at Maastricht 2025 than at Berlin 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:36Running 1 6:20v median +1:33
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:28v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:45v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:50v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:12v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:06v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 5:01v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 5:52v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.