The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Würfel finished 696th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:53:20.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:12 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:25, behind 98% 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 9:28Running 1 4:43v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:48v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 6:11v median +1:19
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 6:45v median +1:53
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:51v median +1:49
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:56v median +1:02
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 5:16v median +0:24
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 6:54v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:25
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.