The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rik Gijtenbeek finished 482nd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:29.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:48. The race faded late: the second half went 3:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:02Running 1 3:41v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:01v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 5:20v median +0:33
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Block 04 14:49Running 4 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:52v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:45v median +0:54
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 5:57v median +1:08
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 7:32v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.