The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:19 at Mechelen 2026 put Shao Qian Choong 720th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 11:33. The race faded late: the second half went 9:15 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 10:19Running 1 4:45v median +1:04
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:54v median +1:19
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Block 03 14:15Running 3 7:00v median +2:08
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 7:02v median +2:10
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Block 05 12:38Running 5 6:47v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:32v median +1:38
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Block 07 23:46Running 7 7:16v median +2:24
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Block 08 17:49Running 8 7:47v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.