The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Leon Buiter at Mechelen 2026: 1:06:44, 64th of 747 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:52, ahead of 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:10v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 3:56v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:04v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:54v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:03v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:50v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:06v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.