The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:54 at Mechelen 2026 put Denzel Waal 1,180th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 27% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 5:07 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 3:51v median +0:10
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Block 02 13:00Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:20v median +0:26
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Block 08 15:26Running 8 6:31v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.