The race, in three figures
The race, in words
58:26 at Rotterdam 2026 put Benjamin Desmet on the age-group podium: 3rd of 74 in the 25–29 age group.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:51 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:19, was faster than 94% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Rotterdam 2026 and Mechelen 2026 were 1:23 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:32v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:21v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:36Running 3 3:30v median −1:02
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Block 04 6:46Running 4 3:35v median −1:03
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Block 05 7:30Running 5 3:34v median −1:06
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:36v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:22Running 7 3:41v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:08v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 346
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 346 men who finished.