The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaiseanu Gabriel finished 541st of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:26.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:05 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 5:06v median +1:28
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Block 02 9:58Running 2 6:15v median +1:44
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 6:24v median +1:37
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:24v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 6:47v median +1:48
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:35v median +1:44
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Block 07 13:24Running 7 6:39v median +1:50
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 7:40v median +2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.