The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Geißler finished 443rd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:29.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:42. A harder second half: 3:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:10 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:26v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 5:05v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:20v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:40v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:49v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.