The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, Aaron Nikolas Schubert crossed the line in 1:09:15: 152nd of 457 men, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:22. The race faded late: the second half went 3:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:33Running 1 2:36v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:06v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 3:30v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 3:21v median −0:58
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:41v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 3:31v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 3:30v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 3:41v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.