The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:44 at Mechelen 2026 put Pieter Vandenberghe 302nd of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 238th of 747. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 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 7:37Running 1 3:16v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:27v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:56v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:56v median +0:04
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:32v median +0:09
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.