The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rutger Van Den Abeele finished 1,216th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:24.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:25 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:36 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Rotterdam 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 04 16:36Running 4 5:41v median +0:48
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:22v median +1:19
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:34v median +0:38
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 5:35v median +0:41
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 6:52v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.