The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robbe Van Goethem finished 557th of 561 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:01:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:16 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 17:01 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:31v median +0:53
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Block 02 11:04Running 2 6:19v median +1:48
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Block 03 14:20Running 3 6:50v median +2:03
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Block 04 15:12Running 4 6:56v median +2:07
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 7:05v median +2:06
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 6:36v median +1:45
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 6:38v median +1:49
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Block 08 21:32Running 8 11:53v median +6:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:01
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.