The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas van Dorst finished 496th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:56. A harder second half: 2:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:16, behind 94% of the field.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:20v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:13v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:50v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:00v median +1:11
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:49v median +1:50
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:51v median +1:02
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Block 08 17:09Running 8 6:40v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.