The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Karskens finished 731st of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:06:07.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:45. A harder second half: 10:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:28, behind 96% 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 9:36Running 1 4:30v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:40v median +1:05
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Block 03 13:49Running 3 6:56v median +2:04
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 6:54v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:59Running 5 8:21v median +3:19
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 7:07v median +2:13
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Block 07 15:01Running 7 6:59v median +2:07
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Block 08 24:48Running 8 8:16v median +2:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:28
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.