The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Adriaensen finished 664th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:41.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:59. A harder second half: 8:13 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 9:00Running 1 4:09v median +0:28
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 5:20v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:43v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 6:12v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:39v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:10v median +1:16
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Block 07 15:20Running 7 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 7:20v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
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.