The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Roy Van der donk crossed the line in 1:15:08: 356th of 1,363 men, faster than 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:18 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:31 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:29v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:26v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:37v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:08v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.