The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:01 at Maastricht 2026 put Niel Van Minsel 115th of 546 men in the Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:26Running 1 4:14v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:23v median +0:27
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:19v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:18v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 5:18v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:01v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:05v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.