The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Abdelmalek Matoug finished 406th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:21.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:30 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:08Running 1 4:06v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 4:47v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:08v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:42v median −0:09
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 5:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.