The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Nover finished 336th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:52.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Valencia 2025 were 6:36 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:47v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:57v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:06v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:13v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:20v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 5:51v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.