The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roel Giesbers finished 611th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:08 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:54v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:54v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:39v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:49v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 6:59v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.