The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rene van der Mark finished 718th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:01:24.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:53. A harder second half: 4:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:05 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:34Running 1 5:26v median +1:45
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:58v median +2:23
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Block 03 13:02Running 3 7:36v median +2:44
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Block 04 16:14Running 4 7:50v median +2:58
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Block 05 14:01Running 5 8:36v median +3:34
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 8:16v median +3:22
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Block 07 14:15Running 7 8:34v median +3:42
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 10:24v median +5:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:05
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.