The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Gandor finished 644th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:27.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:31v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:21v median +0:46
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:33v median +0:41
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Block 04 13:24Running 4 5:48v median +0:56
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:58v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 6:01v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 6:31v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:59
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.