The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Wydemans finished 324th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:53, faster than 57% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:46. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:00v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:43v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:54v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 4:40v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 5:21v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.