The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Brecht Goossens 338th of 457 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 322 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 2:57v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 3:57v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:39v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 4:31v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:33v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:26v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:28v median +0:06
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 5:14v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.