The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Flaig finished 230th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:24, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Stuttgart 2025 were 3:55 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 8:08Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:41v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:47v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:39v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 5:03v median −0:20
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.