The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Niels Verwimp 1,243rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:45 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:21, behind 92% of the field.
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 8:40Running 1 4:34v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 6:16v median +1:39
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 6:36v median +1:43
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:52v median +1:59
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:46v median +1:43
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 6:33v median +1:37
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Block 07 13:39Running 7 5:56v median +1:02
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Block 08 16:31Running 8 7:40v median +2:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.