The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:26 at Mechelen 2026 put Robbe Borremans 150th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:42v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:23v median −1:12
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 3:37v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 3:40v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:48v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 3:40v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 3:43v median −1:09
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 4:14v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.