The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Hammecher finished 1,025th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:38 behind the median.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 5:22 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 8:31Running 1 3:41v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:32v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 5:08v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 4:51v median −0:12
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 08 14:53Running 8 5:29v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.