The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Niels Polfliet 1,321st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:38 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:50v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:03v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:23v median +1:30
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Block 04 17:10Running 4 6:42v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:22v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:39v median +1:43
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:44v median +1:50
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Block 08 22:00Running 8 9:38v median +4:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:38
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.