The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mason Van Den Bosch finished 1,172nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:20.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:21. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:51v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:44v median +1:07
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 7:00v median +1:57
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:41v median +1:45
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 6:41v median +1:47
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Block 08 15:07Running 8 7:58v median +2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
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.