The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:05 at Mechelen 2026 put Gilles Vanmaldeghem 736th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:49 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:19v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 4:11v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:33v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:32v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 4:18v median −0:36
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 4:52v median −0:37
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.