The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Knapen finished 210th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:30, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:58Running 1 3:33v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:28v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:40v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 4:57v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:58v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:55v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.