The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zano Ghevaert finished 558th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:03.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:45Running 1 4:12v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 5:46v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 6:05v median +1:13
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:58v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:59v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:48v median +0:56
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Block 08 14:44Running 8 7:05v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.