The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:21 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin Clement 389th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:36, behind 90% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:19v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:09v median +0:38
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:02v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 5:12v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:34v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:24v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 6:31v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.