The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Edwin Gielis finished 972nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:01 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. Edwin Gielis's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 3:37v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:52v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:31v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:59v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:51v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.