The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Alessandro Vecchio crossed the line in 1:20:47: 611th of 1,363 men, faster than 55% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. The race faded late: the second half went 1:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:40v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:18v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:41v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:25v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.