The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Van Nijnatten finished 524th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:20.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Bas Van Nijnatten.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:27v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:47v median +1:16
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 6:00v median +1:13
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 6:07v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:18v median +1:19
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 6:45v median +1:54
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 6:15v median +1:26
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 8:08v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.