The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Roy Van Der Sande 494th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:20. A harder second half: 1:08 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 8:23Running 1 3:51v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:56v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:34v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 5:28v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:16
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.