The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:22 at Maastricht 2026 put Damian Zaal 414th of 1,119 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:57, was faster than 86% 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 7:31Running 1 3:15v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:49v median −0:23
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Block 05 14:26Running 5 9:49v median +4:28
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:53v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:08v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:28v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.