The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Marcus Pein-Wurm crossed the line in 1:14:16: 322nd of 1,363 men, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:11, ahead of 89% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Marcus Pein-Wurm.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:03v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:25v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:17v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 4:46v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.