The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tommy van Herk finished 1,099th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:03.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:36. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2024 were 5:20 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 9:12Running 1 4:31v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:39v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:53v median +1:00
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:10v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:15v median +1:19
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:08v median +1:14
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 7:05v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.