The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:12 at Mechelen 2026 put David Bertolini 1,103rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:35. The roxzone cost time: 10:56, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:23Running 1 5:12v median +1:31
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 6:07v median +1:30
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 6:14v median +1:21
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:25v median +1:22
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:15v median +1:19
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 6:15v median +1:21
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:51v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:56
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.