The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Gleicher finished 1,138th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:04.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:06. Stronger after halfway: 5:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:47 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 9:01Running 1 4:31v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:27v median +0:50
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:22v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:31Running 8 6:30v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.