The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romano Schalks finished 515th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:01.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:52 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 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 7:36Running 1 2:46v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:34v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:00v median +0:06
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 4:50v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 5:07v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.