The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charel Steffen finished 601st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:36.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:17. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:43Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:49v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 04 15:09Running 4 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:30v median +0:28
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:36v median +0:42
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Block 07 14:23Running 7 5:30v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 5:59v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.