The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Mohamad Rahme 445th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:47. The race faded late: the second half went 2:57 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:14v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:15v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:35v median −0:17
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:31v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 4:57v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 5:19v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.