The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ward Schaveling finished 561st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:10.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:16 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:52v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:09v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:13v median +1:11
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:45v median +0:53
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Block 08 16:13Running 8 6:53v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.