The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolas Cloos finished 853rd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:50.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 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 Nicolas Cloos.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:13v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:00v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 5:44v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:46v median +0:53
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:52v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:41v median +0:45
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:37v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 6:06v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.