The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christophe Noël finished 439th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:21. The race faded late: the second half went 3:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:52, behind 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 8:34Running 1 4:12v median +0:59
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 5:16v median +1:15
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:25v median +1:09
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:23v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:43v median +1:20
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:23v median +1:04
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:30v median +1:08
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Block 08 18:15Running 8 6:34v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:52
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.