The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stef Willemse finished in the top 10% of the field at Maastricht 2026, in 1:08:11 for 89th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:16, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 1:26 slower at Maastricht 2026 than at Heerenveen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 2:47v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 3:39v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 3:55v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 3:58v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:54v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 3:59v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:54v median −1:24
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Block 08 9:52Running 8 4:10v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 916
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 916 men who finished.