The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:20 at Mechelen 2026 put Xander Meertens 878th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. Xander Meertens's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:28v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:11v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:22v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:13v median +0:17
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:21v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.