The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Gardien finished 633rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:16, faster than 54% of the field.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Jeroen Gardien's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:24v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 4:50v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 4:41v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 5:10v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
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.