The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:52 at Mechelen 2026 put Ilan Geerst Luemba 711th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:05. The race faded late: the second half went 7:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:51Running 1 4:19v median +0:38
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Block 02 13:57Running 2 5:50v median +1:15
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 6:06v median +1:14
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 6:11v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 6:45v median +1:43
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:18v median +1:24
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 6:25v median +1:33
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Block 08 23:05Running 8 8:13v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.