The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Van Den Broek finished 496th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:18:17, faster than 64% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:54 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:47 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:37v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:31v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:11Running 6 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 5:16v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.