The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ronald Pieters finished 463rd of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:53.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:54. The race faded late: the second half went 6:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:02v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 3:55v median −0:36
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:11v median −0:36
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:17v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:11v median −0:40
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 08 19:16Running 8 4:49v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.