The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlon van de Put finished 445th of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:14.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:14. A harder second half: 3:12 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Pro division for Marlon van de Put.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:57v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 5:16v median +1:15
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 5:36v median +1:20
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:55v median +1:36
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:55v median +1:32
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 5:51v median +1:32
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 5:47v median +1:25
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 6:47v median +1:57
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.