The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nikolaas Puype crossed the line in 1:20:59: 621st of 1,363 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:54 behind the median.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:34v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:24v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 5:06v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.