The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Jacopo De Steffani crossed the line in 1:21:44: 658th of 1,363 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:31 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:31.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 5:21v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.