The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rutger van de Maat finished 476th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better 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 9:36Running 1 4:15v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:03v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:12v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 5:17v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.