The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Beales finished 450th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:45:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 38% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:07. A harder second half: 5:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 0:44 more than the average race this season, going by 1,153 athletes who raced both. 16:17 faster than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:15v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 5:34v median +0:15
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 5:28v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:31v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 07 14:31Running 7 5:37v median +0:23
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Block 08 17:58Running 8 6:48v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.