The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricardo Ramaekers finished 331st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:42.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:52v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:45v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:59v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:57v median +0:08
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:09v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:41v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.