The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Maxime Dereux crossed the line in 1:17:07: 438th of 1,363 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:15 on the median.
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 7:58Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:44v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.