The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Freek Verhulst finished 412th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:23 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 322 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:32v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:27v median +0:26
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 4:55v median +0:39
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:56v median +0:37
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:06v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:00v median +0:41
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 4:56v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 5:08v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.