The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Loic Vanbeuren finished 938th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:00.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:32. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:27v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:25v median −0:12
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:18v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 5:49v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.