The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leander Delvoye finished 390th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:51 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
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 7:37Running 1 3:07v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:14v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 4:34v median +0:18
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:24v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:49v median +0:26
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:44v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:56v median +0:34
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Block 08 16:46Running 8 6:08v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.