The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bjorn Van Hecke finished 542nd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:43, behind 99% 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 9:13Running 1 4:35v median +0:57
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 6:06v median +1:35
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:22v median +1:35
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Block 04 15:41Running 4 6:43v median +1:54
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:28v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:28v median +1:37
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 6:23v median +1:34
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Block 08 16:30Running 8 7:18v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:43
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.