The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Mats van Leuven 151st of 457 men in the Pro division, ahead of 67% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 2:54v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:37v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 3:49v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 3:56v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:08v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:03v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 3:59v median −0:23
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 4:40v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.