The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luca Van Tichelen finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:03:33 for 36th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:32, was faster than 97% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Madrid 2025 were 5:38 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:50Running 1 2:56v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:36v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:48v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:46v median −1:10
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 3:50v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:01v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.