The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Renaldo van Emmerik finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:02:34 for 30th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:59 quicker than the median and 13th of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 2:55 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:07, was faster than 91% 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 6:59Running 1 2:56v median −0:45
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:33v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 3:51v median −1:02
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:57v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 3:52v median −1:02
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:09v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.