The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Zeb Polgar 540th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 4:13 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 8:24Running 1 3:34v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:38v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:11v median +0:19
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:25v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 6:12v median +0:49
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.