The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:47 at Mechelen 2026 put Thibaut Meuser 378th of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 49% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:02. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:37Running 1 3:58v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:46v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:05v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:58v median −0:01
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:42v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 4:35v median −0:14
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 5:16v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.