The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Hsiao finished 430th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:16.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:01 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. 1:12 slower than at Vancouver 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:46v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:01v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:00v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:02
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.