The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven de Bruijn finished 293rd of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:28:55.
The sled push was the standout, 1:00 quicker than the median and 19th of 546. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:09 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better 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. That was 4:50 off the time at Rotterdam 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:04v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 5:27v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 5:17v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:32v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:17v median +0:02
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:20v median +0:06
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 6:04v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
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.