The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jasper Smink at Mechelen 2026: 1:06:46, 91st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:28 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 88% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2024 were 5:20 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 7:19Running 1 3:23v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:00v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 6:40Running 7 4:10v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 4:44v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.