The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dylan Dolfen finished 640th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:27.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:01 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 9:01Running 1 4:16v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 5:27v median +0:52
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 5:37v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:23v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:33v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:59v median +1:05
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Block 07 15:06Running 7 5:53v median +1:01
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 6:47v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.