The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Guzzardi finished 153rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:09:05, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:54 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 5:35, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 7:10Running 1 2:57v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 3:46v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 3:55v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 3:53v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 3:54v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 4:14v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.