The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:50 at Maastricht 2026 put Valentin Brack 161st of 546 men in the Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:35 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:29Running 1 3:11v median −0:34
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:11v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:35v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:35v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:44v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 5:08v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.