The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mika Jannis Plath finished 677th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:26, faster than 50% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better 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 8:37Running 1 3:57v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:05v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:42v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 5:18v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.