The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Pijnaker finished 400th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:06.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:43 quicker than the median and 177th of 561. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:20. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 3:56v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:02v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:29v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:26v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:22v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 6:04v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.