The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:42:24 at Mechelen 2026 put Zhang Wei Cai 743rd of 747 men in the Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 11:03 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 29:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 20:56, behind 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 9:57Running 1 4:44v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 6:16v median +1:41
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Block 03 16:17Running 3 8:25v median +3:33
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Block 04 20:24Running 4 7:48v median +2:56
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Block 05 14:35Running 5 9:01v median +3:59
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Block 06 10:56Running 6 8:11v median +3:17
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Block 07 20:26Running 7 8:24v median +3:32
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Block 08 39:21Running 8 21:31v median +16:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:56
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.