The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Peter Brown finished 419th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:00.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:14 quicker than the median and 115th of 561. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better 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. 4:22 faster than at Verona 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:53v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:20v median +0:49
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:22v median +0:35
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 5:28v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:39v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:37v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:51v median +1:02
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 6:16v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.