The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Semmy Van Gelderen finished 230th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:43, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:43 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:49 behind the median.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. Semmy Van Gelderen's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:40v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:24v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:27v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 4:30v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:46v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 4:30v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:58v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.