The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:11 at Mechelen 2026 put Marc Vanderheyden 441st of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:03v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:39v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:45v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:49v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 5:11v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.