The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:11 at Mechelen 2026 put Ivo Van De Bergh 796th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:01 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:58Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:54v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:57v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:47v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.