The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roald Tromp finished 742nd of 747 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:36:51.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:46. The race faded late: the second half went 8:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 16:29 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:29Running 1 6:23v median +2:42
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Block 02 12:57Running 2 9:03v median +4:28
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Block 03 16:02Running 3 9:38v median +4:46
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Block 04 23:08Running 4 9:51v median +4:59
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Block 05 16:36Running 5 10:25v median +5:23
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Block 06 13:21Running 6 10:14v median +5:20
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Block 07 22:06Running 7 10:16v median +5:24
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Block 08 24:51Running 8 11:44v median +6:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:29
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.