The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Van Laarhoven finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:07:54 for 50th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:01 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:39, ahead of 95% 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 7:02Running 1 3:08v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:52v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:09v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:10v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:18v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:03v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 4:10v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.