The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Lageweg finished 838th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:36 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Utrecht 2025 were 6:08 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 7:48Running 1 3:15v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:12v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:45v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:44v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 6:09v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.