The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Luka Dauvers at Mechelen 2026: 1:03:54, 39th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:51 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:35, was faster than 97% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Bordeaux 2025 were 5:37 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 7:13Running 1 3:03v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:47v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 3:50v median −1:03
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:50v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:51v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:52v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 4:20v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.