The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Stanley Buscher 800th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:02 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 4:50v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:54v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:23v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.