The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robbe Van Gucht finished 349th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:43.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:14 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:59Running 1 4:17v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:53v median +0:22
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:53v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 4:56v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:57v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:51v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:29v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.