The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve Van Eersel finished 652nd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:20.
The wall balls cost the most time: 6:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:58, behind 86% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:22v median +0:41
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:38v median +1:03
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 5:48v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:08v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:00v median +1:06
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:09v median +1:17
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Block 08 20:23Running 8 7:00v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.