The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:53 at Mechelen 2026 put Godwin Iyagbe 542nd of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:49 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:15 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 8:37Running 1 4:02v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:56v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:20v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:27v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:19v median +0:25
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 6:16v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.