The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Nick Van Ommen at Mechelen 2026: 1:00:11, 33rd of 457 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 92% 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 6:52Running 1 2:48v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:31v median −0:30
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:37v median −0:39
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 3:35v median −0:44
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:37v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:05Running 6 3:33v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:30v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 3:54v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.