The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tom Van De Bank at Maastricht 2024: 1:11:02, 67th of 781 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:26. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Maastricht gave the field time back: about 1:36 faster than the average race this season, by 521 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:43v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:05v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:10v median −1:19
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:00v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:03v median −1:31
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:02v median −1:26
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 3:59v median −1:31
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 4:33v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 768
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 768 men who finished.