The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joep van Venrooij finished 185th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:08, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 4:31 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:21v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:03v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 4:15v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 4:21v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:27v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:49v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.