The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christophe De Smet finished 298th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:56.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 5:00 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 8:00Running 1 3:33v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:30v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:33v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:37v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:36v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:32v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 4:28v median +0:06
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 4:50v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 455
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 455 men who finished.