The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Verhoef finished 520th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:30.
The sled push cost the most time: 4:40 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. That was 10:13 off the time at Malaga 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:10v median +0:32
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Block 02 12:48Running 2 5:31v median +1:00
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Block 03 13:30Running 3 5:15v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:44v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:44v median +0:53
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 6:24v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.