The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Michael Houtevels crossed the line in 1:21:39: 364th of 747 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:42 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:47 better 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. Michael Houtevels's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:41v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:32v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 4:39v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 07 8:41Running 7 4:26v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:13v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.