The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Hoesbergen finished 564th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:06 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 8:36Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:45v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:36v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:49v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:40v median +0:48
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 6:20v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:56
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.