The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Nico De Crem 874th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:44v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:30v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 4:37v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:48v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:10v median +0:16
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Block 08 15:01Running 8 6:22v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.