The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Marc Birsens 676th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:11 behind the median. 11:38 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Marc Birsens.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:22v median +0:47
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 04 16:24Running 4 5:42v median +0:50
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:17v median +2:15
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:23v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:38
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.