The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karel Cremers finished 488th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:09.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:01 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 8:33Running 1 4:07v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:02v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:23v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:25v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:51v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:41v median +0:49
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:52v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.