The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:51 at Mechelen 2026 put Sander Poppe 616th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 208th of 1,363. A harder second half: 6:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:27v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:28v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:39v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 6:48v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.