The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Bram Van Rooij at Mechelen 2026: 1:03:39, 37th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:43 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:39, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 6:08 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Utrecht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:09Running 1 3:09v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 3:54v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 3:56v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 4:00v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:32v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.