The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Hilgers finished 723rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better 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 8:08Running 1 3:52v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:03v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.