The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben van de Water finished 650th of 1,119 men in the Open division at Maastricht 2026, in 1:28:31.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:41. The race faded late: the second half went 1:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Maastricht ran slow: the 1,153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:44 slower here than at their other races. 0:05 slower than at Rotterdam 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:30v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:07v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:05v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:08v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:13v median −0:03
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:21v median +0:03
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 6:01v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.