The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:59 at Mechelen 2026 put Lowie Vandecasteele 1,313th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 10:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:13, behind 94% 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 8:58Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 5:26v median +0:49
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 6:09v median +1:16
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 5:54v median +1:01
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:01v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 08 25:02Running 8 7:32v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:13
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.