The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lennert De Vlieger finished 1,057th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:50.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:03. Stronger after halfway: 6:05 better against the middle of the field 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 9:59Running 1 4:58v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 6:03v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:46v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 6:23v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:01
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.