The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eliot Vanhecke finished 885th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:37.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. A harder second half: 4:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:35Running 1 3:39v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:15v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 4:38v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:46v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:44v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 4:38v median −0:18
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 4:18v median −0:36
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 4:52v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.