The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tycho Veenstra finished 265th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:43, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. A harder second half: 4:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:09v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:46v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 3:55v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:17v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:01v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 5:04v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.