The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Roosbeek finished 975th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:33.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 5:09 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:16 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 7:41Running 1 3:23v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:07v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:55v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:50v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:49v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 4:44v median −0:10
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Block 08 17:59Running 8 6:04v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.