The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mario Maes finished 309th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:23.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:04. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse 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 7:36Running 1 3:18v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:13v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:37v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:43v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:59v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:54v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:25Running 8 5:49v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.