The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donat Dienes finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:06 for 53rd of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:09, ahead of 90% 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 7:31Running 1 3:19v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:09v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:10v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:15v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:21v median −0:38
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:52v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.