The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Joriskes finished 309th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:28v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:04v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:28v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:25v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:28v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:38v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:35v median +0:13
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 4:57v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.