The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Stijn Van Der Steen 474th of 561 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:06 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:10, behind 93% 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
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:58v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:36v median +1:05
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:33v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:50v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:28v median +1:37
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 6:02v median +1:13
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 7:01v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.