The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Maxime Binnemans 463rd of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:34Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:23v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 4:44v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:50v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.