The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:50 at Mechelen 2026 put Tom Smets 438th of 457 men in the Pro division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 13:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:12 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 7:47Running 1 3:20v median +0:07
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:08v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 4:41v median +0:25
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:51v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:10v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:06v median +0:47
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:32v median +1:10
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Block 08 21:27Running 8 7:45v median +2:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.