The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sven van Hensbergen at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:21, 58th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:50, was faster than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 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 6:58Running 1 2:49v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:42v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:04v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:06v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:05v median −0:49
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:42v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.