The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Daniel Fertl 310th of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:22. A harder second half: 3:37 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Daniel Fertl.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 3:37v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:22v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:46v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:36v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 5:15v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.