The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Mathias Houyoux 617th of 747 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 34% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:18 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:00v median +0:25
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:17v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:06v median +0:12
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 08 18:56Running 8 5:51v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.