The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Daniel Herisch crossed the line in 1:20:51: 344th of 747 men, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:08Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:26v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:24v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:59v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.