The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:16 at Mechelen 2026 put Rick van Haften 1,083rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:48v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:43v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:25v median +1:22
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Block 06 9:52Running 6 6:18v median +1:22
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:53v median +0:59
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 6:57v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.