The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary De corte finished 618th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:59.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:54. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:13Running 1 4:22v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:24v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:33v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 5:46v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:00v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:49v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 08 14:18Running 8 6:52v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.