The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gossen Smit finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:06 for 43rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:05 quicker than the median and 44th of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:29, ahead of 98% of the field.
The field ran 4:12 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:08v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:40v median −0:57
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Block 03 7:05Running 3 3:44v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:14Running 4 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:51v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:51v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:23v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.