The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emiliano Laruccia took 2nd of 20 in the 50–54 age group at Maastricht 2026, in 1:15:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 90% of the field.
The field ran 1:47 slower at Maastricht 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:11v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:19v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:19v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:17v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:22v median −0:56
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 4:44v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 388
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 388 men who finished.