The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart Harmsen finished 335th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:26.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse 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 7:36Running 1 3:12v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:06v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 4:16v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 4:21v median +0:02
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:15v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:23v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 4:36v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 5:05v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.