The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Ronald Koomen 904th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:19 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:45v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:39v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 4:56v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:29v median +0:33
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Block 07 12:44Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 6:09v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.