The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Guillaume Mestdagh finished 1,199th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:17.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Maastricht 2025 were 8:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:17v median +0:40
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:08v median +1:05
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 6:24v median +1:28
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:44v median +0:50
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 7:07v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:16
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.