The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, David Hesseling crossed the line in 1:20:28: 593rd of 1,363 men, faster than 57% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:53 on the median. The sled push cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:35v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 4:33v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:46v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:00v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 5:35v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.