The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rick Mandersloot finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:21 for 57th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:25 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 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 7:19Running 1 3:10v median −0:31
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:52v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:07v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:34v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.