The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:34 at Mechelen 2026 put Arno Herssens 240th of 457 men in the Pro division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:13Running 1 3:03v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 3:57v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 4:16v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:14v median −0:05
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:21v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:08v median −0:11
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:03v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:32v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.