The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robbe Van Dyck finished 445th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:22.
The runs carried this race: faster than 38% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:45 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 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 9:01Running 1 4:04v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:58v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:35Running 3 5:05v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:10v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 4:50v median +0:01
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 5:51v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.