The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Devan De Lange finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:07:52 for 115th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:39 on the median. A harder second half: 1:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:59, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 2:44v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:47v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:49v median −1:04
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:11v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:01v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:12v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 4:29v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.