The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:47 at Mechelen 2026 put Meric Atsiz 513th of 747 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:46 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:59 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 7:54Running 1 3:16v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:08v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:33v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:11v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 07 14:21Running 7 4:38v median −0:14
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 5:11v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.