The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:16:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Luca Schneider 1,346th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 10:19. A harder second half: 18:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 21:03, behind 99% 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 9:18Running 1 4:18v median +0:37
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 6:30v median +1:53
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Block 03 14:49Running 3 8:28v median +3:35
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 7:57v median +3:04
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 7:13v median +2:10
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:45v median +1:49
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Block 07 21:45Running 7 6:28v median +1:34
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Block 08 23:04Running 8 11:20v median +5:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:03
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.