The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Rick Van der Lee crossed the line in 1:16:35: 411th of 1,363 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:00Running 1 5:35v median +1:54
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:43v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 5:01v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.