The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:01 at Maastricht 2026 put Ben van Melick 294th of 394 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:37, behind 89% of the field.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 0:44 more than the average race this season, going by 1,153 athletes who raced both. 12:31 slower than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:01v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:18v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:44v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 5:49v median +0:32
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:06v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 5:52v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 6:02v median +0:44
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:39v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.