The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Billy Willems 124th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:32 ahead of the median.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 3:00v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:40v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 3:58v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:02v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:07v median −0:55
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:02v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 4:11v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:26v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.