The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Axel Van Der Pol finished 343rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:13.
The SkiErg was where this race was made, 0:37 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 8:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 3:18v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:34v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:29v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:45v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 4:27v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 5:49v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.