The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Maastricht 2025, Ben Veraart & Gerda Hendrickx crossed the line in 1:22:17: 270th of 658 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:52 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Maastricht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:41.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:59v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:36v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:48v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:58v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 6:07v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:04v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 6:09v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 6:24v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 648
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 648 mixed teams who finished.