The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs van Poppel & Sem Hendriks finished in the top 10% of the field at Maastricht 2026, in 1:01:17 for 26th of 457 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 77% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:16, was faster than 94% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:41Running 1 2:57v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:48v median −1:12
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 4:08v median −1:08
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 4:04v median −1:15
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 4:07v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:03v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:03v median −1:18
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 4:20v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 452
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 452 men's teams who finished.