The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:33 at Mechelen 2026 put Jason Vanherrewegge 660th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:37. A harder second half: 7:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:45 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:29v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 04 13:39Running 4 5:51v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 6:14v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 5:49v median +0:57
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 7:35v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
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.