The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Timmy-Tony Somville finished 500th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:01.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:05. The race faded late: the second half went 2:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:44v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:13v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:19v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.