The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ziggy Vermesi finished 293rd of 394 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:35:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:33. A harder second half: 2:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:50 faster at Maastricht 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:46v median −0:03
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:54v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:12v median −0:03
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:24v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:16v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:08v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 08 17:25Running 8 5:39v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 388
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 388 men who finished.