The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:33 at Mechelen 2026 put Sahil Afware 532nd of 561 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 22% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Sahil Afware.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:39v median +0:01
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Block 02 9:16Running 2 4:45v median +0:14
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 5:21v median +0:34
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 5:18v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 5:54v median +0:55
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 5:39v median +0:50
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Block 08 20:02Running 8 6:05v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.