The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Thomas Balin 316th of 457 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:09 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:20 faster than the average race this season, by 322 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:03Running 1 2:46v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 3:53v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:09v median +0:53
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:54v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:51v median +0:28
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:13v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:23v median +0:01
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 4:38v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.