The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Metz finished 1,044th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:50 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:11 worse 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. Patrick Metz's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:47v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:37v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:46v median −0:07
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:17v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 08 18:58Running 8 5:22v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.