The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandre Vanwaes finished 391st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:36.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:23 quicker than the median and 3rd of 561. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:46 behind the median. The roxzone cost time: 10:30, behind 89% of the field.
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 8:31Running 1 3:39v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:32v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:21v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:16v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:47v median −0:04
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:27v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.