The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:56 at Mechelen 2026 put Noah Theys 350th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:53 on the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
-
Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:22v median −0:19
-
Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:14v median −0:23
-
Block 03 8:09Running 3 4:21v median −0:32
-
Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:23v median −0:30
-
Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:34v median −0:29
-
Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:38v median −0:18
-
Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:07v median −0:47
-
Block 08 11:00Running 8 4:53v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.