The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Barry Faas 512th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:22 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. Barry Faas's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:08v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:57v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 5:19v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:38v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 5:52v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.