The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Pieter Boonstra crossed the line in 1:13:35: 133rd of 561 men, faster than 76% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:51Running 1 3:31v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:21v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:39v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:37v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.