The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Verleye at Maastricht 2026: 1:05:17, 41st of 1,119 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:27, ahead of 95% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 2:58v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 3:45v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 3:47v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 3:49v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 3:49v median −1:32
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Block 06 5:43Running 6 3:45v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:39v median −1:39
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:01v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.