The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Reda Belafkih finished 622nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:00, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:34 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:28v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:24v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 4:53v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:58v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:59v median +0:05
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:51v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.