The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Dekker finished 348th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:04.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:19. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:54v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:46v median +0:45
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:54v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:07v median +0:48
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 5:15v median +0:52
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:13v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:14v median +0:52
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 5:50v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.