The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart Van Gertruyden finished 1,242nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:27.
The wall balls cost the most time: 8:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:40 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
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 9:14Running 1 4:12v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:09v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 6:00v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 5:50v median +0:57
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:16v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:45v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:55v median +1:01
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Block 08 22:18Running 8 7:25v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.