The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niek Minderhoud finished 573rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:20:03, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:37 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:27 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:12v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:34v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 5:41v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:02
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.