The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stijn Marlein finished 441st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:57.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:41. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 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 8:31Running 1 3:55v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:51v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:12v median +0:25
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 5:58v median +0:59
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:09v median +1:18
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 6:27v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.