The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Alexander Bergmans 327th of 457 men in the Pro division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:29. The race faded late: the second half went 2:24 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. That was 6:05 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:22v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:06v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 4:11v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:15v median −0:04
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 4:27v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:24v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:47v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.