The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Willem Nijssen 131st of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:34 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 8:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:54v median +0:16
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:35v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:44v median −0:03
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:47v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:07v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.