The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Bakker finished 1,193rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:40.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:25 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:01 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 8:56Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:11v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 6:05v median +1:12
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Block 04 14:40Running 4 5:45v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:57v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 5:44v median +0:50
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 6:48v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:01
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.