The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Van Der Velde finished 193rd of 394 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:26:16, faster than 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 48th of 394. The race faded late: the second half went 3:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:27Running 1 4:02v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:24v median +0:09
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:25v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:37v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:44v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 6:00v median +0:42
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:34v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.