The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:31 at Maastricht 2026 put Thomas Vanderbeken 477th of 546 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:04. A harder second half: 5:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:57 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:11v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:30v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:36v median +1:17
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Block 04 15:39Running 4 6:39v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 7:49v median +2:29
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:50v median +1:35
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 6:49v median +1:35
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Block 08 18:16Running 8 9:00v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:57
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.