The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niek Heethaar finished 404th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:57. A harder second half: 5:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:54 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:43v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 4:24v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:05v median +0:49
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:11v median +0:52
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:22v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:08v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 5:38v median +1:16
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 6:46v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.