The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Vermeulen finished 761st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:35.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 5:22 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 8:55Running 1 4:07v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 5:31v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.