The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Gilles Vanlaethem crossed the line in 1:13:00: 274th of 1,363 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:32 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:24, was faster than 85% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. Gilles Vanlaethem's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:06v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:55v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:55v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:04v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:05v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 4:24v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.