The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daan Slippens finished 286th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:28:24.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:10 quicker than the median and 92nd of 546. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:21v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 6:09v median +0:50
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 6:00v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:50v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:11v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:49v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 6:24v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.