The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:47 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin Preussler 415th of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:34 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:00 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 7:48Running 1 3:16v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:16v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:41v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:52v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:48v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:16v median −0:33
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Block 08 17:41Running 8 5:34v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.