The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:36 at Mechelen 2026 put Stefan Link 337th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. 1:59 slower than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:08v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:09v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:19v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:29v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:04v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.