The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Rick De Schwartz crossed the line in 1:09:58: 176th of 1,363 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:34 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 6:21, ahead of 86% 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 7:28Running 1 3:25v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:34v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:25Running 7 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:56v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.