The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:31 at Mechelen 2026 put Maurice Pieters 555th of 561 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:03. The race faded late: the second half went 9:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:17, behind 97% 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 9:07Running 1 4:01v median +0:23
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:25v median +0:54
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 5:57v median +1:10
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 5:38v median +0:49
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 6:14v median +1:15
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:54v median +1:03
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Block 07 16:02Running 7 6:00v median +1:11
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Block 08 21:37Running 8 8:01v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:17
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.