The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hessel Bleeker finished 239th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:24:36, faster than 56% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:25 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:28 faster at Maastricht 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:25v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:00v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:05v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:27v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:22v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 5:12v median −0:02
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:00v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.