The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Sewpersad finished 1,218th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:31.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:13. A harder second half: 5:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Amsterdam 2026 were 2:24 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 9:01Running 1 4:05v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:11v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 04 13:47Running 4 5:19v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:26v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:24v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 5:32v median +0:38
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Block 08 18:57Running 8 6:58v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.