The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Siemen Steegmans 444th of 747 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:42Running 1 2:56v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:15v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:15v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 5:09v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.