The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mario Van Boven finished 566th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:39.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:03 worse 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 8:47Running 1 4:06v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 5:00v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:12v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 5:14v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:21v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 6:21v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.