The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bob Van Der Marel at Maastricht 2026: 1:05:16, 39th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:56 quicker than the median and 13th of 1,119. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:19, was faster than 96% 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 6:57Running 1 2:57v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:54v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:20v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:18v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:17v median −1:04
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:14v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 4:12v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:52v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.