The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manero Courtois finished 421st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:16.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:31 quicker than the median and 196th of 561. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:01v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:12v median +0:41
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:16v median +0:29
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:18v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:31v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:34v median +0:43
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 5:27v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.