The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aljaz Ploj finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 57:30 for 12th of 457 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:25 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:32, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:32Running 1 2:32v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:55Running 2 3:07v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:12v median −1:04
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Block 04 5:59Running 4 3:12v median −1:07
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Block 05 7:13Running 5 3:10v median −1:13
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Block 06 4:48Running 6 3:11v median −1:08
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 3:16v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 3:33v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
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.