The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Axel Van Bogaert finished 264th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:43, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:03Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:15v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:12v median −0:40
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:16v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:21v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 4:18v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:15v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:42v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.