The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:09 at Mechelen 2026 put johan donders 1,314th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:19 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:04, behind 99% 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 9:34Running 1 5:10v median +1:29
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 6:05v median +1:28
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:24v median +1:31
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Block 04 14:39Running 4 6:25v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 6:35v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:24v median +1:28
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 08 18:45Running 8 9:42v median +4:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:04
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.