The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:57 at Mechelen 2026 put Sascha Ruddigkeit 699th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:40 quicker than the median and 3rd of 1,363. The race faded late: the second half went 4:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Katowice 2026 were 2:17 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:44v median +0:07
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:50v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:03v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:44v median +0:48
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 6:32v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.