The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ivan Pennese finished 459th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:58 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 8:37Running 1 4:00v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:41v median +0:10
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 4:59v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 5:02v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:46v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:10v median +0:19
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 5:40v median +0:51
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Block 08 17:29Running 8 6:44v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.