The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Natan finished 822nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:54. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:37v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:58v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 5:18v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.