The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Max Jansen finished 901st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:06 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:00v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:53v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:02v median +0:09
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 5:52v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.