The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Daniel Bennett 425th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:07 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:45Running 1 3:28v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:06v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 4:44v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 5:03v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.