The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tom de Bruijn at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:00, 47th of 747 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:36 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:40, was faster than 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 5:22 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:01v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:45v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:40v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:49v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:29v median −0:54
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.