The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sjoerd Vanderluyden finished 447th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:31.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:39. A harder second half: 4:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:18 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
The field ran 7:13 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:03v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 5:06v median +1:05
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 6:11v median +1:55
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 6:19v median +2:00
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:40v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 5:52v median +1:33
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Block 07 15:36Running 7 6:16v median +1:54
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 6:56v median +2:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.