The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raeza Tromp finished 309th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:01, faster than 59% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:32v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:53v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:59v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:11v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:03v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.