The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:50 at Mechelen 2026 put Marc Sommerfeld 241st of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:22 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:54 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Frankfurt 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:15v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:35v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:35v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:56v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.