The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Bartels finished 1,208th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:58.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:36. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:05 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
The field ran 8:19 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Maastricht 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:10v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:19v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 6:12v median +1:19
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Block 04 17:06Running 4 7:00v median +2:07
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:08v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:12v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:42v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:53v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.