The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karim Marzougui finished 727th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:23:47.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:27. A harder second half: 2:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Karim Marzougui.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:36v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:34v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 4:51v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 4:49v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:46v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:39v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:35v median −0:19
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Block 08 14:39Running 8 5:26v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.