The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:08 at Mechelen 2026 put Mike Baas 621st of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:25Running 1 6:08v median +2:27
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:53v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 04 14:44Running 4 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:49v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 08 16:54Running 8 6:35v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.