The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fred Delhez finished 440th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:17.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:04 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:15Running 1 6:00v median +2:19
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:37v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:47v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:44v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.