The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mariano Gonzalez finished 1,327th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:04:47.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:56 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:29, behind 97% 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 9:18Running 1 4:39v median +0:58
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 5:39v median +1:02
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Block 03 15:16Running 3 6:14v median +1:21
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Block 04 15:10Running 4 6:21v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:12v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:59v median +1:03
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Block 07 18:31Running 7 6:13v median +1:19
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Block 08 22:23Running 8 7:41v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:29
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.