The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Toon Snijders finished 598th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:33, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:50v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:43v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:31v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 4:50v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 5:06v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.