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Results · season 2025/26 · 27 Mar 2026

HYROX Mechelen 2026 results

One of the season's fastest Open Men fields: a typical finish of 1:21:55, 6:03 faster than the season's 1:27:58 (7th of 107 races).

9,682 finishes14 divisions47% running (normal 48%)Belgium

HYROX Mechelen 2026 in brief

  • Pro Men went to Julien Coquillaud-Salomon (France) in 54:13; Maarten Enthoven was 0:27 back.
  • Home athlete Lena Putters ran away with Pro Women: 59:07, a full 1:52 ahead of Ambre Keram.
  • In Open, Luc van Overdam led the men in 53:43 and Sheila O'Byrne the women in 1:01:26.
  • The 55:12 of Iza Tulkens's relay team is the 7th fastest Relay Women time in our data.
  • 9,682 finishes, well above the 6,812 of an average race that season.
  • The same held for Open Women: 1:33:17, 3:05 faster than their season's typical.
  • This was the first HYROX race at this venue in our data.
  • Every station ran faster here than the season's typical for Open Men, the sled pull most of all (0:39).
  • The biggest Open Men age group was 30-34, with 559 finishers; 26% were 40 or over.
  • Women were 32% of the Open field, fewer than the 36% across all races.
  • 36% of Open Men were from Belgium; the Netherlands and France sent the next most.
  • Open Men was the biggest division (2,671), ahead of Doubles Mixed (1,780).

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Open Men

Luc van Overdam won Open Men in 53:43, 0:53 ahead of the next finisher.Dylan Caruso was second in 54:36 and Luke Buckland third in 56:28.

1:21:55 typical finish 6:03 faster than this season's typical 1:27:58
1:08:07 fastest 10% finished under
1:14:09 – 1:32:21 the middle half of the field
Runs where the fastest 25% gained most 5:48 on the typical finisher; at the stations, wall balls (1:34)

Finish times

Finish

This chart shows how many finished in each 2.5-minute band, fastest on the left.A field of normal spread with a long slow tail: typical 1:21:55, middle half about 1:14:09 to 1:32:21, fastest 10% (green) under 1:08:07.

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Open Men finish times at Mechelen 2026
Time band How many Share
52:30 to 55:00 2 0.1%
55:00 to 57:30 3 0.1%
57:30 to 1:00:00 18 0.7%
1:00:00 to 1:02:30 49 1.8%
1:02:30 to 1:05:00 60 2.2%
1:05:00 to 1:07:30 100 3.7%
1:07:30 to 1:10:00 146 5.5%
1:10:00 to 1:12:30 166 6.2%
1:12:30 to 1:15:00 192 7.2%
1:15:00 to 1:17:30 202 7.6%
1:17:30 to 1:20:00 219 8.2%
1:20:00 to 1:22:30 219 8.2%
1:22:30 to 1:25:00 195 7.3%
1:25:00 to 1:27:30 180 6.7%
1:27:30 to 1:30:00 148 5.5%
1:30:00 to 1:32:30 112 4.2%
1:32:30 to 1:35:00 101 3.8%
1:35:00 to 1:37:30 93 3.5%
1:37:30 to 1:40:00 92 3.4%
1:40:00 to 1:42:30 62 2.3%
1:42:30 to 1:45:00 62 2.3%
1:45:00 to 1:47:30 47 1.8%
1:47:30 to 1:50:00 30 1.1%
1:50:00 to 1:52:30 32 1.2%
1:52:30 to 1:55:00 24 0.9%
1:55:00 to 1:57:30 19 0.7%
1:57:30 to 2:00:00 18 0.7%
2:00:00 to 2:02:30 10 0.4%
2:02:30 to 2:05:00 13 0.5%
2:05:00 to 2:07:30 12 0.4%
2:07:30 to 2:10:00 4 0.1%
2:10:00 to 2:12:30 5 0.2%
2:12:30 to 2:15:00 4 0.1%
2:15:00 to 2:17:30 4 0.1%
2:17:30 to 2:20:00 7 0.3%
2:20:00 to 2:22:30 2 0.1%
2:22:30 to 2:25:00 1 0.0%
2:25:00 to 2:27:30 1 0.0%
2:27:30 to 2:30:00 3 0.1%
2:30:00 to 2:32:30 2 0.1%
2:32:30 to 2:35:00 3 0.1%
2:35:00 to 2:37:30 1 0.0%
2:37:30 to 2:40:00 0 0.0%
2:40:00 to 2:42:30 1 0.0%
2:42:30 to 2:45:00 1 0.0%
2:45:00 to 2:47:30 2 0.1%
2:47:30 to 2:50:00 3 0.1%
2:50:00 to 2:52:30 0 0.0%
2:52:30 to 2:55:00 0 0.0%
2:55:00 to 2:57:30 0 0.0%
2:57:30 to 3:00:00 0 0.0%
3:00:00 to 3:02:30 0 0.0%
3:02:30 to 3:05:00 0 0.0%
3:05:00 to 3:07:30 0 0.0%
3:07:30 to 3:10:00 1 0.0%

Where the fastest 25% made its time

RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

Their gain was shared out: 44% on the runs, 44% at the stations, 12% in the roxzone.

Runs (8 km)5:48
Roxzone (moving)1:35
Row0:18
SkiErg0:13

Each bar is how much faster the fastest 25% were than the typical finisher on one part of the race, biggest first.They gained most on the runs (5:48), then moving between stations (1:35); the smallest gap was the SkiErg (0:13).

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Part Fastest 25% faster by
Runs (8 km) 5:48
Roxzone (moving) 1:35
Wall balls 1:34
Burpee broad jump 1:20
Sandbag lunges 1:02
Sled pull 0:44
Sled push 0:20
Farmers carry 0:20
Row 0:18
SkiErg 0:13

The race as one bar: typical finisher against the fastest 25%

Typical finisher1:21:28
3:404:274:352:404:524:204:525:295:024:444:542:044:524:585:266:437:50
Typical of the fastest 25%1:08:19
3:114:143:562:204:083:364:074:094:154:264:101:444:103:564:335:096:15
RunsStationsRoxzone (moving between stations)

This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Typical finisher: 38:13 running, 35:25 at the stations and 7:50 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:43).

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Part Typical finisher Typical of the fastest 25%
Run 1 3:40 3:11
SkiErg 4:27 4:14
Run 2 4:35 3:56
Sled push 2:40 2:20
Run 3 4:52 4:08
Sled pull 4:20 3:36
Run 4 4:52 4:07
Burpee broad jump 5:29 4:09
Run 5 5:02 4:15
Row 4:44 4:26
Run 6 4:54 4:10
Farmers carry 2:04 1:44
Run 7 4:52 4:10
Sandbag lunges 4:58 3:56
Run 8 5:26 4:33
Wall balls 6:43 5:09
Roxzone 7:50 6:15
Finish 1:21:55 1:09:17

Every station, against the season

Part Typical Fastest 10% Fastest 25% Against the season
SkiErg 4:27 4:08 4:14 0:08 faster
Sled push 2:40 2:06 2:20 0:27 faster
Sled pull 4:20 3:23 3:36 0:39 faster
Burpee broad jump 5:29 3:54 4:09 0:07 faster
Row 4:44 4:21 4:26 0:10 faster
Farmers carry 2:04 1:36 1:44 0:07 faster
Sandbag lunges 4:58 3:41 3:56 0:22 faster
Wall balls 6:43 4:50 5:09 0:28 faster
Roxzone (moving) 7:50 6:06 6:15 0:24 slower
Runs (8 km) 38:18 31:48 32:30 3:14 faster

Slower here than the season: the roxzone (0:24). Faster: sled pull (0:39) and wall balls (0:28).

Run pace, run 1 to run 8

3:003:304:004:305:005:30 This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed). The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:40) and the slowest the last run (5:26). The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:53 faster).
Typical athleteFastest 25%minutes per km

This chart shows the time for each of the eight 1 km runs, run 1 on the left: the typical finisher (solid line) and the fastest 25% (dashed).The typical finisher slowed a little from run 2 to run 7; the quickest was the first run (3:40) and the slowest the last run (5:26).The fastest 25% were quicker on every run, by most on the last run (0:53 faster).

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Run Typical Fastest 25%
Run 1 3:40 3:11
Run 2 4:35 3:56
Run 3 4:52 4:08
Run 4 4:52 4:07
Run 5 5:02 4:15
Run 6 4:54 4:10
Run 7 4:52 4:10
Run 8 5:26 4:33

Run 1 reads short here (3:40 against about 4:52 for runs 2 to 7), because of where the timing mats sit, so the fair pacing test is run 2 against run 7. The typical finisher ran run 7 6% slower than run 2; the fastest 25%, 6% slower.

Who raced: age groups

16-24366 14%
25-29554 21%
30-34559 21%
35-39486 18%
40-44335 13%
45-49184 7%
50-54101 4%
55-5954 2%
60-6423 1%
65-698 0%
70-741 0%

How many finished in each age group (tap one for what a good time is at that age).The largest share were in their thirties (1,045, 39%); the biggest single group was 30-34, with 559.

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Age group How many Share
16-24 366 14%
25-29 554 21%
30-34 559 21%
35-39 486 18%
40-44 335 13%
45-49 184 7%
50-54 101 4%
55-59 54 2%
60-64 23 1%
65-69 8 0%
70-74 1 0%

Who raced: countries

Belgium966 36%
Netherlands678 25%
France427 16%
Germany214 8%
Britain121 5%
Ireland40 1%
Italy29 1%
Luxembourg29 1%

The countries with the most finishers in this division, out of 2,671.The biggest is Belgium (966, 36%), then Netherlands (678, 25%) and France (427, 16%).

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Country How many Share
Belgium 966 36%
Netherlands 678 25%
France 427 16%
Germany 214 8%
Britain 121 5%
Ireland 40 1%
Italy 29 1%
Luxembourg 29 1%
# Athlete Age group Time
1 Luc van Overdam NED NED 25-29 53:43
2 Dylan Caruso ITA ITA 16-24 54:36
3 Luke Buckland GBR GBR 16-24 56:28
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