The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Marco Brüggemeier 1,022nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:28v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 4:55v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 08 17:27Running 8 5:33v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.