The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:46 at Mechelen 2026 put Koen Christiaens 684th of 747 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:59 behind the median. The roxzone cost time: 11:49, behind 91% of the field.
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 8:27Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:40v median +1:05
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:16v median +1:24
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Block 04 15:54Running 4 7:14v median +2:22
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 7:16v median +2:14
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 6:30v median +1:36
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Block 07 15:16Running 7 6:20v median +1:28
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 8:02v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:49
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.