The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diederik Heinink won the 55–59 age group at Mechelen 2026 in 1:16:04, first of 16.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:42 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Paris 2025 were 6:33 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 8:30Running 1 3:37v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:19v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:27v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:30v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:59v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
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.