The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonas Letens finished 669th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:52.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:04 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 9:27Running 1 4:21v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:12v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:58Running 3 5:48v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:27Running 4 6:02v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 6:09v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:12v median +1:18
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:37v median +0:45
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Block 08 20:13Running 8 6:46v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.