The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Strouvens finished 623rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:00, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:33 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:09 better against the middle of the field 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
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:53v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:42v median +0:49
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:59v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:27v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:06v median +0:12
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:12v median −0:17
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.