The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:44 at Mechelen 2026 put Roeland Pattyn 615th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:54, behind 91% of the field.
The field ran 4:31 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:43v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:51v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:44v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:30v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 5:30v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 7:58v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:54
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.