The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Akeel Bergan finished 745th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:45:11.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 13:58 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 15:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:19 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:38Running 1 4:38v median +0:57
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Block 02 11:14Running 2 6:19v median +1:44
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 7:44v median +2:52
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Block 04 27:26Running 4 7:57v median +3:05
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Block 05 16:42Running 5 9:14v median +4:12
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Block 06 12:34Running 6 9:03v median +4:09
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Block 07 21:07Running 7 9:32v median +4:40
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Block 08 33:34Running 8 14:06v median +8:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:19
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.