The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Henk Van Driel finished 451st of 457 men in the Pro division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:48:48.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:12. The race faded late: the second half went 7:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:05, behind 98% 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 8:49Running 1 4:21v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 5:32v median +1:31
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Block 03 12:28Running 3 5:47v median +1:31
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 5:53v median +1:34
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:08v median +1:45
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:08v median +1:49
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 6:05v median +1:43
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Block 08 19:25Running 8 7:53v median +3:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.