The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Marcel Vrieling 547th of 561 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:56 in the roxzone was slower than 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 9:04Running 1 4:23v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 5:44v median +1:13
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 6:07v median +1:20
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Block 04 16:54Running 4 6:16v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:26v median +1:27
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:11v median +1:20
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:05v median +1:16
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Block 08 18:50Running 8 8:08v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:56
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.