The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Van den Bos at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:30, 54th of 747 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:34 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 86% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Thomas Van den Bos's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 3:00v median −0:41
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:51v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:28Running 3 4:06v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:09v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:14v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:13v median −0:39
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:33v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.