The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Kevin Bastin 464th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:14. The race faded late: the second half went 2:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:55v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:01v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 5:36v median +0:49
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:23v median +0:34
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:46v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:26v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:51Running 7 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 6:18v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.