The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Meusen finished 417th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:59 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:47v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:08v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:33v median +0:46
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:02v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:32v median +0:41
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:29v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:04v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.