The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Breidel finished 68th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:09:06, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 93% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:43, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Ricky Breidel's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:55v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:51v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:00v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 3:59v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:01v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 3:57v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 3:53v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 4:27v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.