The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Tom Verellen 100th of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:37Running 1 3:23v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:05v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:13v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:34v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:21v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 4:39v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.