The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:27 at Mechelen 2026 put Khalifa Nafih 610th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:36. A harder second half: 1:43 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 8:54Running 1 3:58v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:17v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:03v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 6:02v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:42v median +1:40
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 4:48v median −0:04
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 6:12v median +0:49
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.