The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Grundschöttel finished 543rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:51:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:18. The race faded late: the second half went 8:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:55, behind 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:12v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:40v median +1:09
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:14v median +1:27
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Block 04 15:16Running 4 6:13v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:47v median +1:48
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 6:01v median +1:10
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:48v median +0:59
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Block 08 24:32Running 8 10:41v median +5:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.