The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hans Van Den Heuvel finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 59:22 for 25th of 457 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:48, ahead of 98% 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 6:40Running 1 2:30v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:04v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:12v median −1:04
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Block 04 6:32Running 4 3:15v median −1:04
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Block 05 7:13Running 5 3:15v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:15v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:16v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 3:35v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.