The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Salvatore Nocera finished 733rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:01.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:30 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Salvatore Nocera.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 3:59v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:55v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:30v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:02v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 5:58v median +0:29
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.