The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Vermeer finished 374th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:44, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:56 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:08 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 8:13Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:14v median −0:15
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.