The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrei-Liviu Botolan finished 521st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:35.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:21v median +0:46
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:51v median +0:59
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:42v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:47v median +0:53
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:21v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.