The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Uwe Budemann finished 434th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:29.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:25 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Berlin 2025 were 1:15 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 8:46Running 1 4:07v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:10v median +0:39
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:31v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:26v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:31v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 5:22v median +0:33
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 6:00v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.