The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andreas Jobsen finished 1,254th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:46:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:49 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:14v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:50v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 04 16:35Running 4 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 6:20v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:19v median +1:23
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Block 07 13:26Running 7 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 7:42v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.