The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Bjorn Claassen crossed the line in 1:21:28: 641st of 1,363 men, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:08 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:41v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:57v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:40v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:38v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 6:16v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.