The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:46 at Amsterdam 2026 put Mick Van Eersel 122nd of 243 men in the Pro division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:46. A harder second half: 4:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:31 faster at Amsterdam 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:15Running 1 3:16v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:02v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 4:29v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:05Running 4 4:38v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:58v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:45v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:22v median +0:52
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 6:03v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 243
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 243 men who finished.