The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Wagenaar finished 1,041st of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:53 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:14v median +0:37
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 04 13:56Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:35v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:20v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 5:26v median +0:32
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 6:29v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.