The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jesse Noteboom finished 1,214th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:21.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:17 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:30Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 4:40v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:15Running 3 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 04 18:15Running 4 10:28v median +5:35
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 7:00v median +1:57
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:54v median +1:00
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 6:58v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.