The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kim-Vinh Goessens finished 803rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:23.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:38 quicker than the median and 130th of 1,363. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:35 behind the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:15v median +0:34
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:31v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 6:55v median +2:02
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:47v median −0:09
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 5:24v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.