The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Warre Plevoets finished 560th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:47, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:25 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 3:51v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:45v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:22v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:12v median −0:42
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Block 08 13:50Running 8 4:39v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.