The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eric Boles won the 55–59 age group at Maastricht 2026 in 1:14:03, first of 28.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:59, was faster than 85% 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. 0:46 faster than at Istanbul 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:34v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:47v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:46v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:49v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:44v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:48v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:19v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.