The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Jordy Van Der Heijden 158th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:09 on the median. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:58v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:48v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:19v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:13v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 4:35v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.