The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Gunar Gijsbrechts 493rd of 561 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:57. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:44, behind 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and London Excel 2025 were 3:20 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 8:54Running 1 4:15v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:06v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:11v median +0:24
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:06v median +0:15
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 08 17:13Running 8 5:43v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:44
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.