The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Stef Verhofstede at Mechelen 2026: 1:00:44, 13th of 747 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:44 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:40, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Stef Verhofstede.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 3:02v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 3:41v median −0:54
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:09Running 4 3:55v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 4:01v median −1:01
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:51v median −1:03
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Block 07 6:36Running 7 3:43v median −1:09
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:08v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.