The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kaj Merkelbag finished 922nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:27.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:32 on the median. The sled push cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median.
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 8:36Running 1 4:03v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:31v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:32v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:31v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:07v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:18
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.