The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niki Merckelbagh finished 185th of 348 women in the Open division at Maastricht 2025, in 1:40:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 63% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:50 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 581 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:45v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:01v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 6:08v median +0:25
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 6:13v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:06v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:18v median +0:15
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:19v median +0:19
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 7:00v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 339
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 339 women who finished.