The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Ven finished 1,014th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:01.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:24 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 8:14Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:47v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 5:48v median +0:54
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 6:12v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.