The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilian Teunissen finished 723rd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:03:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:32. A harder second half: 6:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:57 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 4:58v median +0:23
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Block 03 15:48Running 3 8:07v median +3:15
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Block 04 16:12Running 4 7:17v median +2:25
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 6:11v median +1:09
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Block 06 10:00Running 6 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 5:28v median +0:36
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Block 08 25:27Running 8 7:08v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:57
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.