The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicolai Herlev Jørgensen finished 858th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:53.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:57 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:28v median +0:47
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:25v median +0:48
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:29v median +0:36
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:59v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:11v median +1:15
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 6:04v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.