The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Christof De Groote 424th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:41. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:36Running 1 3:58v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:53v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:27v median +0:40
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:14v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:22v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:19v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:26v median +0:37
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 6:00v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.