The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louis Kerckhof finished 470th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:46, faster than 66% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:57Running 1 3:29v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:39v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:56v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:41v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:28v median −0:26
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 5:08v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.