The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Roy Schaper crossed the line in 1:15:37: 367th of 1,363 men, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:08 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
-
Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:30v median −0:07
-
Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:39v median −0:14
-
Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:51v median −0:02
-
Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:51v median −0:12
-
Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:45v median −0:11
-
Block 07 9:28Running 7 4:52v median −0:02
-
Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:26v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.