The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joren Claes finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:05:47 for 70th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:59 quicker than the median and 125th of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, 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 6:54Running 1 2:59v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 3:51v median −0:46
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:10v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:22v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:12v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:07v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:24v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.