The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joachim Scheffer finished 534th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:08, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Heerenveen 2025 were 5:22 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 7:31Running 1 3:14v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 5:15v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.