The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abdelkader Zouaoui finished 545th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:04.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:48 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:07v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:05v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:29v median +0:37
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:45v median +1:43
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:44v median +1:50
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:56v median +1:04
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:45v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.