The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Niels Breuer 603rd of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:53 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 8:53Running 1 4:01v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:17v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:55v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:10v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 6:25v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.