The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ron Van Kuppeveld finished 683rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:35.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 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 8:17Running 1 3:50v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:03v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:15v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 5:30v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.