The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luuk Willems finished 1,000th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:33.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:43 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Luuk Willems.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:50v median +2:09
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:33v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:51v median −0:03
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 5:44v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.