The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Tim Van Thiel 411th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:09Running 1 3:54v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:51v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:17v median +0:30
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 5:29v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 6:00v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:04v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 5:49v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 6:49v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.