The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Lars Van Hecke 1,078th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:36 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:33v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:06v median +0:12
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 5:42v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.