The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sander Vanacker finished 319th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:53.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:13 slower than the median.
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 7:40Running 1 3:43v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:47v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 4:56v median +0:40
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:01v median +0:42
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 5:07v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:03v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:12v median +0:50
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Block 08 11:40Running 8 5:45v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.