The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Bosveld finished 378th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:15:47, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:46 quicker than the median and 355th of 1,363. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:34.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:03v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:52v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:22v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:07v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:08v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 4:55v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.