The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Jan Dijkmans crossed the line in 1:11:51: 243rd of 1,363 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:31Running 1 3:21v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:12v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:22v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:27v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:43v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.