The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerry Hanssens finished 498th of 546 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:54:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:43, behind 91% of the field.
Maastricht ran slow: the 1,153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 slower here than at their other races. 5:26 slower than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:57v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:44Running 2 6:44v median +1:48
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:37v median +1:18
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Block 04 15:39Running 4 6:39v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 6:45v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 6:27v median +1:12
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 6:28v median +1:14
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 7:13v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:43
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.