The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Joost de Bruyn 788th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:29Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:24v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:06v median +0:03
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 08 15:38Running 8 5:31v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.