The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:13:08 at Mechelen 2026 put simon Christiaens 280th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:17, was faster than 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:14v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:28v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:19v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:16v median −0:38
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:50v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.