The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Raf Houben crossed the line in 1:12:32: 266th of 1,363 men, faster than 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:59.
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 7:10Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:02v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 3:54v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 3:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:31Running 6 3:52v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 3:50v median −1:04
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 4:22v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.