The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vincent Van Lieshout finished 314th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:07, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:20v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:04v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:09v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:15v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 4:36v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.