The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Maes took 2nd of 98 in the 30–34 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 57:50.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 10th of 457. Quick through the roxzone: 4:52, ahead of 98% of the field.
The field ran 6:45 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Rotterdam 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:35Running 1 2:41v median −0:32
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:26v median −0:35
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Block 03 6:44Running 3 3:33v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:34v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:26Running 5 3:28v median −0:55
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:27v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:19Running 7 3:29v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 3:53v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.