The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gilles Christiaens finished 714th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:28.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:42 on the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:38 slower than the median.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:20v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 5:40v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.