The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Van Beusekom finished 697th of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:53:40.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:54. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:02, behind 91% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. Richard Van Beusekom's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:00v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:15v median +1:40
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 6:26v median +1:34
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 6:27v median +1:35
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 6:33v median +1:31
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:28v median +1:34
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Block 07 14:22Running 7 6:34v median +1:42
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 7:42v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:02
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.