The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daan Pieters finished 505th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:04.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 4:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:10Running 1 3:31v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:44v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:32v median +0:45
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Block 04 15:24Running 4 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:04v median +1:05
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 5:49v median +0:58
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:36v median +0:47
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Block 08 16:22Running 8 6:30v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:30
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.