The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Benjamin Servais 875th of 1,363 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:42 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:38 better 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 10:59Running 1 6:46v median +3:05
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:04v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:42v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:36v median +0:40
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:03v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.