The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kenneth Verreck finished 526th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better 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 9:18Running 1 4:30v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:22v median +0:47
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:27v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:58Running 4 5:32v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:28v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:10v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:54v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.