The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Victor De Maegd 217th of 747 men in the Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:34 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:59 behind the median.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:03v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 3:50v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:51v median −1:01
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 4:03v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 3:50v median −1:02
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 4:34v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.