The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jelte Tuinenburg finished 372nd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:06.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:57v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:06v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 5:21v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.