The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Hebly finished 1,018th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:04.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:31 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median.
The field ran 4:27 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Belgium 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:29v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 5:26v median +0:49
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:38v median +0:45
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 5:46v median +0:52
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 6:21v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.