The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:16 at Mechelen 2026 put Stefan Van Snick 1,161st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:21 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 8:40Running 1 4:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:33v median +0:56
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 5:59v median +1:06
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:08v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:16v median +1:20
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Block 07 12:31Running 7 6:07v median +1:13
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Block 08 18:12Running 8 9:52v median +4:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.