The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joaquim Vieira De Sa finished 1,062nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:14.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 301st of 1,363. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:34Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:08v median +1:15
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 5:48v median +0:55
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:50v median +0:54
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 6:08v median +1:14
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 7:19v median +1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.