The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Adrien Busuito finished 1,246th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:51.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:06Running 1 4:11v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 5:35v median +0:58
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 04 12:45Running 4 5:54v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:12v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 07 14:59Running 7 6:09v median +1:15
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 7:00v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.