The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Smedema finished 1,237th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:11 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:01v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 04 13:59Running 4 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:24v median +1:21
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:47v median +0:53
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:19v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.