The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Jens Vandermosten 393rd of 561 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:53 behind the median.
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 8:21Running 1 3:57v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:53v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:00v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:37v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:26v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 6:18v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.