The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart van der Zanden finished 295th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:16:41, faster than 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Maastricht cost the whole field time: about 0:44 more than the average race this season, going by 1,153 athletes who raced both. That was 1:25 off the time at Rotterdam 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:11v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:06v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:26v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:38v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:33v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:22v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 4:57v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.