The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kenneth Versteels finished 1,309th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:55:41.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. The roxzone cost time: 11:23, behind 92% of the field.
The field ran 2:24 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:12v median +1:31
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Block 02 10:33Running 2 7:20v median +2:43
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Block 03 12:59Running 3 8:26v median +3:33
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 9:06v median +4:13
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:57v median +3:54
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 8:36v median +3:40
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Block 07 14:13Running 7 8:50v median +3:56
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Block 08 15:51Running 8 9:36v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:23
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.