The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mattijs Vanhuysse finished 193rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:26, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:32 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:59, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:45v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:35v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:15v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:02v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:13v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:03v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:22v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.