The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yorick Vermeulen finished 466th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:08.
The sled pull cost the most time: 1:44 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:29, behind 99% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:33v median −0:05
-
Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:27v median −0:04
-
Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:55v median +1:08
-
Block 04 10:01Running 4 4:45v median −0:04
-
Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:19v median +0:20
-
Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:55v median +0:04
-
Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:12v median +0:23
-
Block 08 12:50Running 8 6:30v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:29
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.