The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Moritz Hilmer finished 149th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:25, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:26v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:07v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 4:14v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:09v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:23v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:05v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:36v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.