The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Stijn Berkvens crossed the line in 1:20:14: 580th of 1,363 men, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 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 8:57Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:25v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 5:32v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:37
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.