The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:44 at Maastricht 2026 put Eric van der Aa 331st of 546 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:26 slower at Maastricht 2026 than at Heerenveen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:32v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 03 14:55Running 3 9:48v median +4:29
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 4:50v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:54v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:56v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:09Running 8 5:45v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.