The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathieu Belvaux finished 189th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:13, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:45 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:40 behind the median.
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 7:27Running 1 3:16v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 3:52v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:28v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:34v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:27v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 4:53v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.