The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joren Fonteyn finished 515th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:24.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:47 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 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 10:10Running 1 4:58v median +1:20
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:53v median +1:22
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:01v median +1:14
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:59v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:56v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:02v median +1:11
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Block 07 13:33Running 7 6:13v median +1:24
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 6:30v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.