The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Maastricht 2026, Steffen Wirtz crossed the line in 1:13:46: 89th of 546 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:37 on the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:39, was faster than 91% of the field.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 0:44 more than the average race this season, going by 1,153 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:17v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:19v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:38v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:28v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:43v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:23v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 4:59v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 534
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 534 men who finished.