The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:32 at Mechelen 2026 put Kurt Hermans 428th of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:19. The race faded late: the second half went 3:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:42Running 1 3:49v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:46v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:28v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:52v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 5:32v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:50
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.