The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alen Sirovica finished 1,238th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:12.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:44 slower than the median. The roxzone cost time: 10:44, behind 89% 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 9:14Running 1 4:48v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 6:18v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:41Running 3 7:18v median +2:25
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Block 04 14:08Running 4 6:54v median +2:01
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:50v median +1:47
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:41v median +1:45
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:52v median +1:58
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Block 08 16:12Running 8 8:06v median +2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.