The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jan-Willem Bello finished 509th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:39.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:11 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:38, behind 90% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 3:58v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:10v median +0:39
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Block 03 13:12Running 3 6:58v median +2:11
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:39v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:25v median +1:26
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:59v median +1:08
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:43v median +0:54
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 7:32v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.