The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Wouter Braeckman 486th of 747 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:04 worse 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 8:43Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:08v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:31v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:48v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:42v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.