The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Maastricht 2025, Dimitri Melen crossed the line in 1:29:34: 659th of 1,352 men, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:00 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:50 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:22 slower at Maastricht 2025 than at Belgium 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:37Running 1 4:35v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:48v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:51v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:28v median −0:48
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 4:37v median −0:39
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 5:43v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.