The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Karel Maes 418th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:02 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:57 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 3:20 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 7:37Running 1 3:21v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:23v median −0:08
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Block 03 15:00Running 3 9:49v median +5:02
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:44v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 4:49v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 4:52v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 5:12v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.