The race, in three figures
The race, in words
René den Uijl finished 212th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:09, faster than 84% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:52 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:30 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. René den Uijl's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:59v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:17v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:20v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 7:06v median +1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.