The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Kumar finished 177th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:09:59, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:21, was faster than 86% 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. That was 0:58 off the time at EMEA London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:12v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:53v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:18v median −0:35
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:12v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:17v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:13v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:44v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.