The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Seppe Olbrechts finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:00 for 124th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 3:04v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:49v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:13v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 4:10v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:05v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:25v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.