The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:49 at Maastricht 2026 put Filip Vermaelen 334th of 399 men in the Pro division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:42. The race faded late: the second half went 4:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:04 slower at Maastricht 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:27v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 4:19v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 4:43v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:56v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:10v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 5:08v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:18v median +0:42
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 6:22v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 393 men who finished.