The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thom Paardekam finished 260th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:26:01, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:05 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Maastricht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:44.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 2:48v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 3:44v median −1:12
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:31v median −0:48
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 4:19v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:31v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:30v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 4:45v median −0:29
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Block 08 18:21Running 8 5:13v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.