The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bram Sternsdorff finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:06:48 for 67th of 747 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:00, was faster than 90% of the field.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:10v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:59v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:05v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:10v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:04v median −0:48
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:31v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.