The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jan Fondermann at Mechelen 2026: 1:04:33, 46th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Frankfurt 2025 were 5:10 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:44Running 1 2:52v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:46v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:22v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.