The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:05:36 at Mechelen 2026 put Erik Plukkel on the age-group podium: 3rd of 184 in the 40–44 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:18, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 2:55v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:38v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:02Running 3 3:47v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 3:51v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:52v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:54v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 3:53v median −1:01
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 4:13v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:18
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.