The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxime Vermeire finished 549th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:54:09.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:13 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:05Running 1 4:11v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:32v median +1:01
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 5:50v median +1:03
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Block 04 16:55Running 4 6:17v median +1:28
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Block 05 16:41Running 5 9:21v median +4:22
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Block 06 10:21Running 6 7:20v median +2:29
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 7:05v median +2:16
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 9:14v median +3:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.