The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Noah Margagliotta finished 798th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:15.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 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 8:09Running 1 4:04v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:06v median +0:29
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:13v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:28v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:34v median +0:38
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:28v median +0:34
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:19v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:29
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.