The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:49 at Mechelen 2026 put Fabio Sponselee 379th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:21. The race faded late: the second half went 1:56 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 7:46Running 1 3:38v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:48v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:04v median +0:17
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 08 13:11Running 8 6:20v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.