The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vince Vander Elst finished 262nd of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:06.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:33 behind the median.
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
-
Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:27v median +0:14
-
Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:18v median +0:17
-
Block 03 9:59Running 3 4:36v median +0:20
-
Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:52v median +0:33
-
Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:43v median +0:20
-
Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:34v median +0:15
-
Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:45v median +0:23
-
Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:22v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.