The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:09 at Maastricht 2026 put Luc Smeets on the age-group podium: 3rd of 49 in the 50–54 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:31 quicker than the median and 153rd of 1,119. Quick through the roxzone: 5:12, ahead of 97% 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. 0:27 slower than at Amsterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:20v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:07v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:12v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:08v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:08v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:07v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:06v median −1:12
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:30v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.