The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:20 at Mechelen 2026 put Marc Benaerts 748th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:41 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:45Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:20v median +0:43
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:15v median +0:19
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:46v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.