The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rik Terlyn finished 1,143rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:14.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:02.
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 9:04Running 1 4:44v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:57v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:15v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:14v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:24v median +1:28
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 6:23v median +1:29
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 7:23v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.