The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vincent Stegner finished 1,270th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:12.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:12 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 9:40Running 1 4:27v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:16v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:27v median +0:34
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Block 04 14:32Running 4 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:24v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 5:32v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 08 19:21Running 8 6:58v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:12
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.