The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martijn Bosse finished 485th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:40.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:49. Stronger after halfway: 2:15 better against the middle of the field 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 9:13Running 1 4:21v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:47Running 2 5:26v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:25v median +0:38
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Block 04 14:53Running 4 5:39v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:35v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 6:09v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.