The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:03 at Mechelen 2026 put Sascha Van Cauwelaert 385th of 561 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:44 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field 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 8:45Running 1 4:08v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:08v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:34v median +0:47
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:34v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:55v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:51v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:20v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.