The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Bart Van Crombruggen 1,159th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 32% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 9:33 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. 8:38 faster than at St. Gallen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 5:26v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:26v median +0:30
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 22:04Running 8 5:45v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.