The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:01 at Mechelen 2026 put Steven De Walsche 544th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:01. A harder second half: 12:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:25 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:10Running 1 4:18v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:24v median +0:53
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 6:26v median +1:39
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Block 04 13:24Running 4 6:55v median +2:06
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:09v median +2:10
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:38v median +1:47
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Block 07 16:28Running 7 6:49v median +2:00
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Block 08 20:24Running 8 7:50v median +2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:25
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.