The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Maltha finished 504th of 556 men in the Open division at Maastricht European Championships 2023, in 1:42:59.
A station race more than a running one: 33% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 7:38 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 10:57Running 1 6:17v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 6:14v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 7:16v median +1:58
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 6:54v median +1:39
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:31v median +2:00
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:41v median +1:21
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 7:10v median +1:51
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Block 08 18:17Running 8 11:05v median +5:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.