The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Matthias Struyf 139th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:09 on the median.
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 7:34Running 1 3:29v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 04 7:52Running 4 4:30v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:37v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 4:38v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.