The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:44 at Mechelen 2026 put Christian Willems 665th of 747 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:01. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field 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 8:39Running 1 3:56v median +0:15
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Block 02 12:24Running 2 4:50v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:18v median +0:26
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Block 04 14:04Running 4 5:08v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:15v median +0:21
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Block 07 15:04Running 7 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 08 17:05Running 8 6:43v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.