The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Mike Van Den Broek 722nd of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 13:49 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Mike Van Den Broek's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:43v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:03v median +1:28
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 6:21v median +1:29
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Block 04 18:48Running 4 6:30v median +1:38
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:32v median +1:30
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:35v median +1:41
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Block 07 17:24Running 7 6:31v median +1:39
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Block 08 22:09Running 8 9:45v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:49
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.