The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Stoffels finished 979th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:42.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 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 8:36Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:08v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:31v median +0:38
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:18v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:57v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.