The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Leandre Vanhoove finished 892nd of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:44. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Leandre Vanhoove.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:24v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:27v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 04 12:01Running 4 4:52v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:37v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 5:28v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.