The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Michail Theuns 852nd of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:01 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Michail Theuns.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:55v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 4:52v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 5:27v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:32v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:22v median +0:28
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:18v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.