The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Luca Van Cruchten 1,204th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:04. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse 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 8:38Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 6:01v median +1:08
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:36v median +1:33
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:32v median +1:36
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 6:21v median +1:27
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 7:44v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:07
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.