The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tony Tshishiku finished 532nd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:48.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:02 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 9:13Running 1 4:40v median +0:59
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:38v median +1:03
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:51v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:01v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:48v median +0:54
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 6:40v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:44
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.