The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daan Vandebosch finished 482nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:01, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The sled push was the standout, 0:31 quicker than the median and 203rd of 1,363. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:58 behind 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 7:42Running 1 3:20v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:06v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:24v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 4:19v median −0:35
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 4:49v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.