The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Vandermarcke finished 364th of 394 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:53:33.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 6:39. A harder second half: 11:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:49 faster at Maastricht 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:02v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 6:32v median +1:17
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 6:23v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:31v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:34v median +1:15
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Block 07 18:21Running 7 6:31v median +1:13
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Block 08 21:12Running 8 9:21v median +3:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.