The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neo Beijersbergen finished 334th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:17, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:57 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:44. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 5:43v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.