The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Damien Mazurek finished 887th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:37.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:16 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 3:31v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:14v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:49v median −0:14
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 4:36v median −0:18
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 5:48v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.