The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Maastricht European Championships 2023, Marcel Van Schaik crossed the line in 1:16:10: 185th of 556 men, faster than 67% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Maastricht European Championships gave the field time back: about 0:45 faster than the average race this season, by 418 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 5:04v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 8:42v median +3:24
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:07v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:17v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:50v median −0:29
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:37v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 men who finished.