The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tijn Van Rijbroek finished 1,186th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:15.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:31 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 10:38Running 1 5:36v median +1:55
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:05v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 6:00v median +1:04
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 6:05v median +1:11
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 6:54v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.