The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Daan van der Veen 1,240th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:39 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 8:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:53, behind 90% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:31v median +0:50
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:25v median +0:48
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:37v median +0:44
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:47v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:01v median +0:58
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:46v median +0:50
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Block 07 13:32Running 7 5:53v median +0:59
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Block 08 20:15Running 8 7:50v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.