The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Youri Bal 340th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:49 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:30v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:13v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:30v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:10v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:50v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 4:59v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.