The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:08 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin van Riel 737th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:04 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:41Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:16v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:30v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 5:20v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.