The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:20 at Mechelen 2026 put Michel Dascaleac 676th of 1,363 men in the Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:45. The race faded late: the second half went 7:47 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 7:25Running 1 3:03v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:59v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:26v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 08 17:35Running 8 5:04v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.