The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ivo Birsak finished 1,339th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:09:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:04 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:43 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:41, behind 98% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 4:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:57Running 1 7:55v median +4:14
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 6:38v median +2:01
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Block 03 13:41Running 3 7:01v median +2:08
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Block 04 16:41Running 4 6:59v median +2:06
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:29v median +2:26
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:18v median +1:22
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Block 07 13:02Running 7 7:00v median +2:06
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Block 08 23:16Running 8 8:26v median +2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:41
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.