The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Etienne Merlot finished 825th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:57.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 399th of 1,363. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 8:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:20v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:08v median +0:14
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Block 08 14:08Running 8 5:44v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.