The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Wouter Meeles 652nd of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 337th of 1,363. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:05Running 1 3:30v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:30v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:01v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:23v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 6:17v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.