The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cornelis Bekker finished 143rd of 399 men in the Pro division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:14:00, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:47. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:24 slower at Maastricht 2026 than at Heerenveen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:43v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 3:28v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 3:44v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 3:51v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 3:49v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 3:45v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 3:49v median −0:47
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 4:19v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 393 men who finished.