The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Otte finished 388th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:31.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:07v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:05v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 5:02v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:20v median +0:26
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:50v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.