The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emile Mattheeuws took 2nd of 93 in the 25–29 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 56:40.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:44 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 2:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:36Running 1 2:55v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:29v median −0:32
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:33v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:35v median −0:44
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Block 05 7:25Running 5 3:35v median −0:48
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:33v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 3:38v median −0:44
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Block 08 7:27Running 8 3:51v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.