The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bart Gorter at Mechelen 2026: 1:08:07, 129th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:32 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 5:22 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 7:37Running 1 3:19v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:32v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.