The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nigel Manick finished 490th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:19.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Nigel Manick's fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:03v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:15v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:29v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:04v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.