The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Johan Melsens finished 683rd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:42.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:02 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:40 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 9:46Running 1 4:29v median +0:48
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:35v median +1:00
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 5:55v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 5:56v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 5:47v median +0:53
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 5:54v median +1:02
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Block 08 20:48Running 8 6:59v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:40
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.