The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:19:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Marco Van Oers 1,353rd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 24:00 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 9:46Running 1 4:49v median +1:08
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 6:07v median +1:30
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Block 03 14:06Running 3 6:02v median +1:09
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Block 04 18:57Running 4 6:13v median +1:20
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:14v median +1:11
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:17v median +1:21
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Block 07 13:48Running 7 6:16v median +1:22
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Block 08 28:02Running 8 8:05v median +2:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 24:00
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.