The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Derek Gambrah 302nd of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:29. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse 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 7:53Running 1 3:28v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:06v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:33v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 4:28v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:39v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:36v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:42v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.