The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emile Penxten finished 544th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:19:27, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:55 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:20 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 8:00Running 1 3:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:43v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:18v median +0:25
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:39v median +0:36
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:03v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:52v median −0:02
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:44v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.