The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Silvere Van Lieshout finished 272nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:12:59, faster than 80% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:23 quicker than the median and 268th of 1,363. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:19, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 8:03Running 1 3:25v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:08v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:22v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:51v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.