The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilias Ghanoui finished 701st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:54:32.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:54. The race faded late: the second half went 9:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:22, behind 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 3:54v median +0:13
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Block 02 9:45Running 2 5:27v median +0:52
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:59v median +1:07
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Block 04 14:52Running 4 5:57v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:51v median +0:49
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Block 06 10:35Running 6 6:48v median +1:54
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 6:45v median +1:53
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Block 08 22:09Running 8 8:28v median +3:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:22
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.