The race, in three figures
The race, in words
53:43 won the Open division at Mechelen 2026 for Luc Van Overdam, first of 1,363 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:01 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Vienna 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:39Running 1 2:39v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:19v median −1:18
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Block 03 5:41Running 3 3:28v median −1:25
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Block 04 6:13Running 4 3:30v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:28Running 5 3:32v median −1:31
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Block 06 4:54Running 6 3:29v median −1:27
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Block 07 5:55Running 7 3:31v median −1:23
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Block 08 7:15Running 8 3:46v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.