The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Tim Occhipinti 737th of 747 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 23:07. The race faded late: the second half went 21:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:49 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 10:14Running 1 4:36v median +0:55
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 5:51v median +1:16
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:02v median +1:10
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Block 04 18:15Running 4 6:05v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:39v median +1:37
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:26v median +1:32
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 6:16v median +1:24
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Block 08 37:38Running 8 7:44v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:49
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.