The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:18 at Maastricht 2026 put Paul Gijzen 917th of 1,119 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:47 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Maastricht 2026 and Maastricht 2024 were 3:42 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:05v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 6:32v median +1:22
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 7:16v median +2:04
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:45v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:49v median +1:33
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 6:33v median +1:15
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 8:42v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.