The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Felix Planjer 932nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:56 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:34v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:23v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:31v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:27v median +0:31
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:56Running 8 6:21v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.