The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Jan Vingerhoets 700th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:21 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 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 7:57Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:16v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:43v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:39v median −0:17
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 5:10v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.