The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:48 at Mechelen 2026 put Kelvin Sijpkens 431st of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:47v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:44v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 4:49v median +0:00
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 5:42v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.