The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Jeroen Van Loon 776th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 231st of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 1:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Jeroen Van Loon's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:15v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:37v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 6:13v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.