The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Michiel Van Der Veken 1,118th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:45. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:45Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:07v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 5:36v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 6:01v median +1:08
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:23v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:02v median +1:06
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:56v median +1:02
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 6:50v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.