The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Maastricht 2026, Ruben Saras crossed the line in 1:13:30: 199th of 1,119 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:25 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Maastricht. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:44.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 2:55v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:32v median −1:17
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:06v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:02v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:08v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:33v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:07v median −1:11
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 4:43v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.