The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Ketels finished 865th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:02.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:33 on the median. The sled push cost the most time: 0:38 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:08 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 8:44Running 1 4:11v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:11v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:00v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.