The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:16 at Mechelen 2026 put Patrick Mollen 562nd of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:43. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:59Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:46v median +0:11
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:07Running 4 5:07v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:37v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:15v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 08 16:07Running 8 6:37v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.