The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Mulder finished 518th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:25. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:18v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:08v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:01v median +0:09
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Block 04 14:20Running 4 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:34v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 4:29v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 5:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.