The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Defrenne finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:50 for 58th of 747 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:14 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:02, was faster than 89% of the field.
The field ran 4:27 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:09v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:50v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:54v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 3:57v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:02v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:22v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.