The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ricky Noordenbos finished 936th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:53.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:45 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:27v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:36v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:17v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 5:35v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.