The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Colin Dolmans finished 1,166th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:36.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:35. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:23 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:19, behind 85% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 8:19 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 9:20Running 1 4:29v median +0:48
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Block 02 13:58Running 2 5:36v median +0:59
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:49v median +0:56
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:24v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 15:28Running 8 7:16v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
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.