The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Decavel finished 1,023rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:13.
The farmers carry was the standout, 0:35 quicker than the median and 40th of 1,363. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:00Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 5:46v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.