The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lammert Van der Veen finished 519th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:44, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:37 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 2:58v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:45v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:19v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 08 17:08Running 8 4:45v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.