The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Viktor Vantieghem finished 478th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:31 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 8:29Running 1 3:49v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:42v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:04v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 4:52v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:10v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:41v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 6:13v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.