The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Liebeck finished 503rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:20.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:43. The race faded late: the second half went 3:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:21, behind 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Matthias Liebeck.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:51v median +1:13
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:51v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 6:04v median +1:17
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Block 04 12:46Running 4 6:14v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:13v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:05v median +1:14
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 6:03v median +1:14
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Block 08 15:09Running 8 7:13v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.