The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:42 at Mechelen 2026 put Andrew Thomas 457th of 457 men in the Pro division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:52. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:27 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:20.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:55Running 1 5:20v median +2:07
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Block 02 11:19Running 2 6:38v median +2:37
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Block 03 15:57Running 3 6:56v median +2:40
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 7:00v median +2:41
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:02v median +2:39
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 6:43v median +2:24
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 6:49v median +2:27
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Block 08 18:46Running 8 7:34v median +2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.