The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Johan Keus finished 171st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:24, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:22. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:05 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. Johan Keus's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:16v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:16v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:24v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:33v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:40v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:21v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:09v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 4:36v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.