The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anais Thoilliez finished 426th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:13.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The row cost the most time: 0:59 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 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 10:01Running 1 4:43v median +1:05
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:33v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:41v median +0:54
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:47v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:03v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:51v median +1:00
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:53v median +1:04
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 6:05v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.