The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sjoerd Van Der Stelt finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:02:08 for 28th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:29 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:40, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 5:22 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Heerenveen 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:08v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:45v median −0:52
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:57v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:47v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 3:53v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:17v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.