The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:28 at Mechelen 2026 put Pierre Vugts 563rd of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:20. The race faded late: the second half went 5:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:10 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 3:52v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:02v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:36v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 6:38v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.