The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin Willems 1,213th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:45. A harder second half: 8:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:12 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 9:47Running 1 4:37v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:21v median +0:44
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:44v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 5:55v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 6:04v median +1:10
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Block 08 19:43Running 8 8:12v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:12
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.