The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Robbert Olbrechts 84th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 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 7:22Running 1 3:16v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:06v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 4:04v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:16v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:19v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:15v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 4:33v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.