The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thijs Swanenberg finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:04:43 for 51st of 1,363 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:29 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:01, was faster than 92% 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 8:02Running 1 3:46v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:10v median −0:27
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Block 03 6:52Running 3 3:57v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:37Running 4 4:00v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 4:05v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:03v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 3:53v median −1:01
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Block 08 8:26Running 8 4:09v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.