The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Billen finished 135th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:08, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:37 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 7:13 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:11v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:44v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 3:41v median −0:35
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Block 04 7:35Running 4 3:53v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:53v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 3:50v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 3:53v median −0:29
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 4:02v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.