The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zep Merx finished 298th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:35.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:52 behind the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:35v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:24v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:39v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:44v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:41v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:01v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:26v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.