The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Van coillie finished 402nd of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:58.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:43. The race faded late: the second half went 5:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:55, behind 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:20. Alex Van coillie's fastest of 3 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:21v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 4:32v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:20v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:08v median +0:49
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:33v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:26v median +1:07
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 5:17v median +0:55
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 6:28v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.