The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hanssen finished 485th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:54.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Paul Hanssen's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:00v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:00v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:12v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:55v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 5:47v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.