The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Kenny Van Wijk at Mechelen 2026: 1:05:43, 66th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:52, was faster than 94% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:07v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:18v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:27v median −0:27
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 4:52v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.