The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Akim Schmidt 395th of 457 men in the Pro division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:07. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Akim Schmidt.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:44v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:57v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:22Running 3 5:14v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:19v median +1:00
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:25v median +1:02
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:03v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 4:51v median +0:29
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 5:58v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.