The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yves Dauwe finished 523rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:18.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:48 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:38Running 1 4:04v median +0:26
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Block 02 11:42Running 2 4:50v median +0:19
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 4:56v median +0:09
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:08v median +0:17
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:11v median +0:22
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Block 08 17:19Running 8 5:58v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.