The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Jesper Westelinck 171st of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:06 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
-
Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:25v median −0:16
-
Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:05v median −0:30
-
Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:17v median −0:35
-
Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:15v median −0:37
-
Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:31v median −0:31
-
Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:23v median −0:31
-
Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:20v median −0:32
-
Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:11v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.