The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Davy De Meirleir finished 863rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:02.
The runs carried this race: faster than 51% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:53 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:25v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:29v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:02v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 5:42v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.