The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:18 at Mechelen 2026 put Paolo Profeta 107th of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 64% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:15, was faster than 88% 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 7:47Running 1 3:30v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:08v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:01v median −0:46
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:07v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:19v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:17v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:08v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:19v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.