The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen Gijbels finished 708th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:58:12.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:56 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:12Running 1 3:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:03v median +1:28
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Block 03 13:15Running 3 7:46v median +2:54
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Block 04 16:43Running 4 7:31v median +2:39
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 7:35v median +2:33
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Block 06 10:43Running 6 7:36v median +2:42
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 7:01v median +2:09
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Block 08 23:21Running 8 8:38v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.