The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Nathan Decuyper 589th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:39 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:45 behind the median.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:17v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:50v median −0:47
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:09v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:32v median −0:31
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 4:57v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.