The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Philipp Stücken crossed the line in 1:10:45: 202nd of 1,363 men, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:27 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 5:22 on Frankfurt 2019.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:15v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:15v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:43Running 5 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:15v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:35v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.